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TIL: Tangerines took their name from the name for residents of Tangier, Morocco

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GA9dN TIL The first album ever to be remixed in Dolby Atmos was Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus by Luca Turilli's Rhapsody in 2016. It was chosen because of the way Luca Turilli combines metal instruments with choirs and orchestras in a style he called 'filmscore metal'.
ZQEo TIL One of the political parties in Switzerland is called the ‘Anti-Powerpoint Party’. Its singular aim is to prohibit the use of Powerpoint in office presentations.
9wNnD TIL that a star is born every 0.0002 seconds, 4800 per minute
KYXNw TIL The 2002 Longshoremen Strike that delayed Christmas products that year is the reason why Christmas decorations started to appear in stores earlier each year.
QjLk TIL in the most famous account of her birth, Aphrodite was created when the titan Kronos castrated his father, Uranus. When the genitals fell into the sea, Aphrodite was born. This would also make her the oldest of the Gods and Goddesses.