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TIL Bill Cosby’s son was murdered in 1997. His character “Little Bill” was based on his son.

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Wkj0d TIL about SS Baychimo, a Swedish built 1,322 ton cargo steam-ship that was left abandoned by its crew in 1931 due to fear of sinking. Surprisingly, Baychimo did not sink, but instead drifted around as a ghost ship for nearly 40 years without a crew, she was last seen in 1969.
R7189 TIL that high heels were originally used as military footwear for Persian soldiers on horseback, during the 16th century, and only later became popular among upper-class women.
VM0Gm TIL in 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing a postal carrier and sentenced to hang. He was pardoned by Andrew Jackson. He refused the pardon. The Supreme Court ruled that a pardon could not be forced on him. So they hanged him.
l7lBG TIL The village of Waterproof, Louisiana sits two and a half miles from it's original 1830's location having been moved three times due to flood waters
Ro0a TIL There’s a tribe in Africa that instead of punishing someone for their wrong deeds. They will surround that person and say nothing but good things the person has done