While yesterday's instance of People.com crediting In Touch for breaking the "Denise Richards and Richie Sambora break up" story may have been one for the history textbooks, it was also an instance of life repeating itself in the tabloid world: In Touch already broke that story — a year ago, in the May 22, 2006 issue.

Meanwhile, it's worth taking a peek at the bottom of the cover: "Britney Reveals: It's a girl!" We all know how well that turned out.

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