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TIL that there is a "witch window" also known as a "Vermont window," found almost exclusively in Vermont. These slanted windows are installed at a 45-degree angle in the gable-end wall of a house and are designed to prevent witches from flying into the home on their brooms.

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OGvD4 TIL Chopin called his Minute Waltz the “Valse du petit chien” (Waltz of the Little Dog), inspired by his partner George Sand’s dog Marquis chasing its tail. The swirling right-hand figures mimic the circling; middle-section grace notes in A-Flat suggest a bell on the dog’s neck.
R7XR1 TIL about Tim Cordes, a physician with blindness. He was the third blind medical student in the U.S in 1998. Despite his impressive resume, the University of Wisconsin's medical school was the only one to accept him. They accommodated him and his service dog,Vance, went with him to clinicals.
oBbw8 TIL I learned about the War of Jenkins Ear. Robert Jenkins, a British sailor, allegedly had his ear cut off by the Spanish Coast guard. During a House of Commons 7 years later Jenkins purportedly presented his severed ear and ignited a 9 year long war that engulfed the Caribbean costing 24,500 lives
vWJK TIL Paul McCartney didn’t allow the Weird Al Yankovic “Live and Let Die” parody entitled “Chicken Pot Pie” because he is a vegetarian. Yankovic, a vegetarian himself, said he respected the decision.
YpDmB TIL that the man who ordered the grounding of all aircraft in the U.S. on 9/11 was on his first day on the job.