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TIL That between 1980- 2010 the bodies of over 500 missing women were discovered off of US highways, thought to have been murdered by serial killers who drive OTR Semis.

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Zp0kv TIL about the release of Jonathan Tieu, who broke out of a county Jail while awaiting his trial since the age of 15 for a gang related murder and attempted murder. Despite never having fired any gunshots or being a member of any gang involved in the alleged shooting.
YMYW TIL: AN Irish Army once invaded Canada
XErpj TIL a Canadian university student wore the same pair of $165 Levi jeans for 330 days straight, without washing them. He and his professor found no measurable difference in bacterial growth on the jeans from wearing them for 15+ months straight compared to just 13 days.
Q5n9 TIL when a male honey bee has sex, its testicles explode and the bee dies
Wa6L TIL that in 1954 John Stapp strapped himself to a rocket sled, accelerated to 632 MPH in 5 seconds, and then decelerated to 0 MPH in 1.4 seconds. He experienced 46.2 G’s. He went temporarily blind and experienced two black eyes from his eyeballs having been shot so far forward.