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TIL The Mystery of Marie Roget by Edgar Allan Poe in 1842 is widely considered the first story based on a true crime. The murder of Mary Cecelia Rogers in NYC is the basis of the Paris based story.

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4O1o TIL On the LEGO model of the Back to the Future time machine, the destination date is set to Jan. 28, 1958, the patent date for the 1st LEGO brick.
Y7PaZ TIL that there are only 10 people in the world who have achieved the 'Explorer's Grand Slam' - reaching the North and South Pole and climbing the highest mountain on each continent.
4Q8o TIL that in 2018 the city of Chicago is implementing a surveillance system, called Array Of Things, which monitors climate, traffic, pedestrians, and other urban features.
R7Ao9 TIL That James Best, best known as playing Rosco P Coltrane on Dukes of Hazzard was a cousin of the Everly Brothers who recorded several #1 hits of the 50s & 60s including (among others) Wake Up Little Susie, All I Have To Do Is Dream & Bye Bye Love.
OG0R4 TIL Mormons enjoy Jell-O leading to the area of the US where they settled being named the "Jell-O Belt":