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TIL Dennis Wilson was the only member of The Beach Boys who actually surfed. He drowned at age 39.

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Wol9 TIL A study reported when dieters ate two eggs for breakfast for five days out of the week, they lost 65 percent more weight than dieters who consumed a bagel in the morning.
v1xD8 TIL of the Lululemon murder. The victim Jayna Murray was great and stabbed at least 322 times and the medical examiner said she was likely for most of it. She had 107 defensive wounds alone. The murderer killed her because she got caught stealing a pair of pants.
kJZ7 TIL that there was a Hungarian serial killer who murdered 24 women and stored them in giant metal drums he kept on his property. He avoided capture in 1916 and was never seen again.
BgEy TIL: In a 1956 football (soccer) final, Keeper Bert Trautmann broke his neck on the pitch but continued to play for the remaining 15 minutes to see out his team’s victory. Prince Philip commented on the crooked state of Trautmann’s neck as he gave him his winner’s medal
ygVp TIL Ella Fitzgerald worked for the mafia, got sent to boarding school, ran away, and was living on the streets when she debuted at the Apollo Theater… all by the age of 17.