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TIL that evidence exists that OJ Simpson’s son was the one who actually killed his wife

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ADGaw TIL Joesph Kennedy father of JFK once started film companies in Hollywood, had an affair with Gloria Swanson, only to blow it all up and bow out of Hollywood less than a decade later.
x6Ag5 TIL that less than 1 week before the playoffs finals of the NBL (precursor to the NBA), the Minneapolis Lakers, led by George Mikan, entered the World Professional Basketball Tournament in Chicago where they won the 'world title' against the NY Rens. A week later they went on to win the NBL title.
78A0M TIL that the "Leatherman" folding tool is named not because it was for working leather, or designed by a leatherworker, but rather takes its name from its founder's real name; Tim Leatherman.
v1nlr TIL the first rap song Eminem ever heard was “Reckless” – a 1984 record which featured Ice-T - given to him by his late uncle Ronnie.
ZpmDQ TIL that in 2019, Sonos used to have a "recycle mode" that intentionally bricked speakers so they could not be reused - it made it impossible for recycling firms to resell it or do anything else but strip it for parts.