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TIL The Sun emits sound waves, similar to a bell

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D1E7j TIL that Sister Josephine Rosenthal was the first ever recorded possessed nun, and the front portion of her face and skull were mummified!
AD5Dx TIL, Whiplash (2014), was shot in 19 days, with a schedule of 14 hours of filming per day. Also, Chazelle (Director) was involved in a serious car accident in the third week of shooting and was hospitalized with possible concussion, but he returned to set the next day to finish the film on time.
6lMw TIL two con men sold a fake painting for €1.5 million, only to find out that all the money was counterfeit
XEP9R TIL That Tracy Chapman, multi-platinum and four time Grammy Award winning artist, says she credits the inspiration to learn guitar as a child came from an American telivision variety show called "Hee Haw" that featured country music and themed backdrop. (corrected)
RL9w TIL that “Beats by Dre” headphones, which sell for as much as $450, only cost about $14 to make.