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TIL The National Enquirer helped police find the murderer of Bill Cosby’s son by offering a $100,000 reward, enticing a witness of the crime to step forward

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Q48e TIL that reloading in Golden Eye for N64 was originally going to be accomplished by removing and reinserting the rumble pack like an ammunition magazine.
OoVgL TIL that Joyce Brothers, the first person to win the eponymous grand prize on "The $64 000 Question" in 1955, was not actually supposed to win. The producers deliberately gave her difficult questions believed to be beyond her abilities as a woman, but Joyce answered them anyways.
prQZ TIL that all non-Africans are part Neanderthal, and you can get DNA testing to tell you how much Neanderthal you are as well as your ancestral lineage, and any potential genetic health problems.
XEepE TIL throughout the 1970’s the Grateful Dead used a 32ft tall PA system that could deliver perfect sound 600ft away. It had to be hauled in caravans of semi trucks and took 4 hours to assemble. They called it “The Wall of Sound”.
w5w6 TIL someone died after being stabbed in the leg by a rooster. The bird had a knife attached to its limb to take part in cockfighting.