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TIL Ray Combs, second presenter of Family Feud (1988 - 1993) was found dead hanging from his bed sheets in his hospital room, June 2nd 1996

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4X886 TIL that there are several organizations that sell only one shoe instead of a pair for amputees, so they don’t have to buy a pair of shoes when they only need one. They also accept donations of the unused shoes that amputees don’t need, if they bought a pair and only need one.
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