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TIL that Vanguard 1, an early US satellite, was the first practical use for solar panels. Leading us to all the solar power we utilize today.

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g10b TIL: An 80s pop song has been online since 2002 (YouTube since 2007) that no one has been able to identify despite extensive research.
NXxo1 TIL that composer Peter Warlock locked his cat outside so it wouldn't die with him before committing suicide by gassing himself.
Vy94 TIL a concert grand piano has to resist 30 tons of pressure being put on it by the tensioned piano wires
m1YJO TIL that the world record for most number one hit songs across all charts and genres is held by Texas country-western singer George Strait. Strait has held the record with 60 #1 hits since 2013.
rNmkM TIL that Oliver Law was the first African American to lead US troops into war during the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), as part of the Lincoln volunteer batalion