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TIL the true crime book "I'll Be Gone in the Dark", written by comedian Patton Oswlat's wife Michelle McNamara, was credited to have an impact on the Golden State Killer case. The book was released two years after McNamara's death and two months before an arrest would be made in the case.

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4X18a TIL that in 1860, Mississippi was by far the richest state in the union. So much wealth was being produced in the state from cotton that there were more millionaires per capita in Mississippi than in any other state in the US.
BJoe TIL researchers from Cornell University are using computational models to generate rap lyrics. “In terms of quantitative rhyme density, the produced lyrics outperform best human rappers by 21%”.
b9PW7 TIL that getting 3 strikes in a row in belong is called a “turkey”.
lo045 TIL Tanzania auctions off Hippo Teeth 'Ivory' allegedly to collect money to fund conservation efforts for the said animal
Z8Lx4 TIL: Solid blocks of gutta percha have been washing up on European beaches since 2012. The most likely source is from the Miyazaki Maru, a Japanese ocean liner that was sunk during WWI by the same U-boat captain who sunk the Lusitania.