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NXl6e TIL about Ōno Susumu, a Japanese linguist who in his later years believed the Japanese language was linked to Tamil languages.
l7VD7 TIL In 1983, New Order's "Blue Monday" became an international smash hit. However, the record label lost money on the single due to its extravagant design (die-cut and designed to look like a floppy disk). They justified the expense at the time because they didn't think the song would chart.
P1rXE TIL that the Great Seattle Fire which destroyed Seattle’s central business district and caused an estimated 20 million (700 million adjusted) dollars worth of damage in 1889 was caused by an overheated glue pot in a carpentry shop.