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TIL that instead of allowing women to sing in their choir like the Protestants, the Catholic church decided to begin the tradition of castrating young boys so their choral music was ‘on-par’ with Protestant choral music.

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OvKR TIL the world’s first pro-LGBT organization was found in 1897 in current Germany; they sought to repeal a law that criminalized sex between males and amongst the people that signed their petition was Albert Einstein
E1KJV TIL if your headphone plug has 1 stripe, it's mono; if it has 2 stripes, it's stereo; if it has 3 stripes, it's stereo and also passes microphone input
7rBjL TIL if, in the interest of aviation safety, a pilot reports an incident that occurred due to their mistake or error, they are give immunity from any repercussions to incident
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KORjQ TIL in 2005 a group of Manchester United supporters who were annoyed by the takeover of their club by businessman Malcolm Glazer decided to start their own team - F.C. United of Manchester. The new club is democratically run by its members, who all have equal voting rights.