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TIL Kobe Beef in the U.S. is basically a huge sham

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KvD9 TIL that Marilyn Manson had a designated driver take a girl home from a house party. She got home, got in her own vehicle, and was killed on her way back to the party.
4XBP6 TIL about Celia Blay, a 65-year old woman who caught a murderer over the internet. A man had been posing as a female nurse online, trying to convince people to commit suicide. At least five people did. Blay gathered enough evidence to prove it was one man, eventually leading to his capture.
nWNKW TIL pumpkin toadlets are so tiny that their inner ear has become too small for them to keep balance while jumping
JKB TIL an Australian teen actually rode a whale and then got in trouble for it
yVJow TIL that the instrument in Samba music that makes a sound like rubbing a balloon or a McDonalds straw in a cup is a percussion instrument called a cuica.