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TIL John Wayne Gacy’s defense team tried to argue that all 33 of his victims died purely accidentally in erotic aspyhxia incidents… including the one non-strangulation victim who was repeatedly stabbed in the chest.

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JYZlB TIL McDonald’s is the 5th largest real estate company globally. They simply lease property and franchise rights. “We are in the real estate business. The only reason we sell hamburgers is because they are the greatest producer of revenue from which our tenants can pay us rent." - McDonald's founder.
P1lAO TIL that the original Pinocchio was an incredibly dark story written by an author who hated children
ne5mG TIL many bird species engage in "anting", where they actively rub ants onto themselves to excrete their body's chemicals. As to why, hypotheses include using the chemicals to ward off pests, preparing them to eat, for grooming their feathers, and for stimulating themselves.
DQgkD TIL about the 2004 disappearance of journalist Guy-André Kieffer, who was kidnapped & disappeared investigating extreme financial corruption & allegations of child labor used in the production of cocoa in Africa, going all the way up to the Ivorian first family of Côte d'Ivoire
ANAKx TIL In 1906 Andrew Carnegie formed the Simplified Spelling Board to fix spelling in the English language. Teddy Roosevent was ready to impose their recommendations but he and Carnegie disagreed on how to get the public to adopt. So we're still stuck with that "d" and "e" in Wednesday.