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TIL that brain-eating amoeba was found in New Orleans' water supply system in July 2015

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QLA9 TIL the head Detective of the ritzy art-theft unit of the LAPD was given a surprise interrogation by fellow detectives about a murder she got away with over 20 years ago. Her facial and bodily reactions are intense, and afterward she was arrested for first degree murder.
VMrWk TIL Finishing an $11 12-pack every three days will cost about $1,338 in a year. Spending $60 a weekend going out to drink will cost $3,120 in a year, so the annual cost of alcohol addiction is $4,500+
VMQvG TIL the famous dog on the cover of National Lampoon's "Buy This Magazine or the Dog Gets It" actually was tragically shot and killed in an unrelated incident.
BrPeW TIL that if you get a doctorate in Finland, you get a special doctoral hat and sword.
pYNaN TIL that there is an "extinct" smell encyclopedia, search engine, and library funded by the European Union, with historical accounts from "nosewitnesses"