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TIL that evidence suggests Neanderthals used boats before modern humans

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p8b7G TIL that German industrial metal band Rammstein has had the same members since its formation in 1994. This is because they've respected each others' wishes to take breaks, whether for personal reasons or to focus on side projects.
7bNZ TIL that an American tourist believed that he was taking part in a completely legal goat-burning tradition when he burned down a giant version of a traditional Swedish Yule Goat figure made of straw. He spent 18 days in jail and was fined 100,000 SEK (11, 785 USD)
aw70L TIL Dylan McDermott was 5 years old when his mom died of a gunshot in 1967. Her death was ruled an accident at the time but Dylan was able to get the cold case reopened 40 years later. Through the new investigation they discovered a coverup and that her boyfriend (a known gangster) had murdered her.
ZG0Y TIL Blue’s Clues was one of the first shows to use software like Media 100, Photoshop and After Effects to do their animation, and were able to produce episodes four times faster than traditional methods as a result, surprising even Adobe themselves
DkrJ TIL There is a Rock Paper Scissors tournament held in Las Vegas that pays the winner $50k.