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TIL that humans almost instinctively know the pentatonic scale

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69LQ8 TIL Switzerland has accidentally invaded neighboring Liechtenstein several times. On one such occasion, the Liechtensteiners reportedly offered drinks to the Swiss soldiers, who declined and quickly departed.
8eXJK TIL that First Lady Edith Wilson was a descendant of Pocahontas
V4vm TIL that while jet fuel cannot technically melt steel beams, it can burn hot enough to reduce the strength of steel by as much as 90%.
WwXY TIL A Neurosurgeon, Dr. Robert White, performed a successful head transplant of a monkey in the 1970’s. The monkey could hear, smell, taste and feel for several minutes.
D1Gle TIL of Robert Maxwell, media mogul, British MP, fraudster, and suspected spy. After his naked body was found in the ocean, it was revealed that he had stolen hundreds of millions of pounds from his companies’ pension funds. He is also the father of Ghislaine Maxwell.