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TIL that the song "Dirty Creature" by New Zealand new wave rockers Split Enz makes (metaphorical) reference to Taniwha, powerful beings believed by the Maori to inhabit treacherous waters. Tim Finn had been suffering panic attacks, and co-wrote this song to try to contend with his suffering.

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xVneD TIL why radar side lobes are detrimental to radar accuracy. They allow echos and jamming to be received by the radar antenna despite the fact they do not come from the direction the antenna is pointed to. Once received, there is no simple way of distinguishing them from the wanted signals.
ZWya TIL there was anti-slavery ship called the HMS Black Joke during the 1820s
mx1xM TIL that Nintendo's NES was responsible for the recovery of "The Video Game Crash of 1983", and therefore, saved the North American video game industry as a whole.
J4JB TIL that modern violins were preferred over million-dollar Stradivarius violins when the sound tests were blind
wL6Y8 TIL deepest shaft cave of India Krem Um Ladaw is where the largest cave fishes are found, interestingly 10 times bigger than the next one, and are blind. ps. link has some breathtaking pics and video of the underground World.