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TIL that the "Lady of the Dunes" Cold Case was solved in 2023; her killer, new husband Guy Muldavin, died in 2002.

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Wkkwd TIL Nude hiking is not allowed in Appenzell, Switzerland. If caught, nude hikers can be fined for practicing "immoral habits".
EweW TIL A 1992 issue of The New York Times reported on a list of grunge slang words. It was later revealed that these were made up on the spot by a 25 year-old receptionist for Sub Pop records while talking to the reporter.
b6kR0 TIL Priss Fotheringham, famed for popularising 'chucking', an act dating back to ancient Rome. She'd stand on her head naked, legs apart, allowing patrons to toss coins into her "commodity". Legend has it she could fit 16 half-crowns, a notable achievement per modern commentators.
Wkn0X TIL that the iconic "DUN DUN DUN-DUN DUN DUN" hook in the Mission Impossible theme song was inspired by the Morse code sound for the movie's initials "MI" which is --.. or "dash-dash, dot-dot".
WknJY TIL the famous Dakota apartment building in NYC got its name because when it was built in 1880 that area of the city was so empty they compared it to the remote and sparsely populated Dakota Territory in the midwest.