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TIL It only takes the first 39 digits of pi to calculate the circumference of the observable universe

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gM6K7 TIL that after losing most of his hearing, Ludwig van Beethoven used bone conduction by placing one end of a rod in his mouth and resting the other end on the rim of his piano, which enabled him to hear music through vibrations in his jawbone.
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