TIL that in the late 1600s London was plagued by an attacker who would spank his victims with a rod and shout "Spanko!" before running away

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_Tom#Whipping_Tom_of_1681



Submitted February 25, 2015 at 05:52PM by dddash http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2x3sku/til_that_in_the_late_1600s_london_was_plagued_by/