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TIL Huntington Beach Police Department recently released more than 100 photos of possible victims of Serial Killer Rodney Alcala. He took the photos himself, and they want help identifying possible victims. See if you recognize anyone.

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Wk1P9 TIL ancient swords from 'Damascus' (Syria) dipped in 'Dragon's Blood,' as legend has it, were studied by scientists who further dipped the metal, 'wootz,' in hydrochloric acid to reveal, under an electron-microscope, nano-metre-sized tubes with a microstructure similar to modern carbon nanotubes.
epm4D TIL: The Prionailurus rubiginosus or "Rusty Spotted Cat" is the world's smallest cat. When fully grown, they can still fit in the palm of your hand.
GAXvJ TIL vasectomy can fail
ANQBn TIL: The first recorded Olympic champion was a cook named Coroebus, who won the stadion race in the ancient Olympics in 776 BC. The stadion race was a sprint of about 200 meters and was the only event in the first Olympic Games.
DlJg TIL: In WW2 there was a badass all-female squadron of bomber pilots whom the Germans nicknamed “The Night Witches”