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TIL: Cannibalism has been recorded in over 1500 species

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6pM7 TIL Charles Whitman (Texas Tower shooter) asked to have an autopsy after his death to see what caused him to kill. After the autopsy it was discovered that he had a tumor pressing on his brain, which could have been the reason for his shooting.
oBr4o TIL that a 10 year old American girl became penpals with the a general and de facto leader of Panama and her family was shamed by America for it.
nWVD9 TIL that Leon Theremin, inventor of the theremin (musical instrument), also invented the first ever burglar alarm, the first CCTV system, the first drum machine, and one of the first covert listening devices. He also saw both the birth and the fall of the Soviet Union, living to the age of 97.
EgGxX TIL a man surnamed Nguyễn created a native script for Vietnamese in the 1840s, just before the French invaded and forced the widespread adoption of a romanized writing system
wLWE1 TIL the USA state of Vermont has more miles of unpaved roads than paved roads.