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TIL The Mayor of Baltimore tried to sabotage production on The Wire as he thought it made the city look bad. Production was postponed as crew members were locked up for minor offences.

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b6oXp TIL the original signed manuscripts of Bach's Brandenburg Concerto were nearly lost in WWII when being transported for safekeeping to Prussia by train in the care of a librarian. The train came under aerial bombardment and the librarian escaped to a nearby forest with the scores hidden in his coat.
WNNd TIL it has been scientifically proven that praise rather than criticism is the best way to help employees improve
neMOb TIL African Americans have the highest incidence and mortality rates of colorectal cancer of any ethnic group in the United States
9YQbX TIL that the first commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces was refurbished, returned to service, and later became the third commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces.
WX0B TIL The common goldfish can live for several decades given that it is properly taken care of.