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TIL Los Angeles has a metro system

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GAoXg TIL that The Juilliard School has about 275 pianos, including 231 Steinway grands. Also, that the Strings Dept. allows students to borrow valuable historic stringed instruments for special events. Among the more than 200 such instruments, several are by Stradivari and del Gesù.
rxV4 TIL a former millionaire has lived mostly alone on an island nearly 30 years - since the stock market crash of 1987
OobBg TIL of Thalidomide, a "safe" drug made by the german pharmaceutical company Grunenthal, that deformed thousands of babies around the world because it was sold as safe for pregnant women, when it was not. The company never made up for it, and today's FDA rules were created in response to this drug.
1ax7O TIL There is a famous Australian pub rock song about grieving over the loss of a romantic partner. The chorus sings "Am I ever gonna see your face again?" It is Australian tradition for the crowd to shout "No way, get fucked, fuck off."
gr878 TIL, cold or rainy weather cannot make you sick