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TIL that before about 1900, audiences routinely applauded while concerts were still in progress. Composers structured pieces to invite applause at specific points, and were worried if they did not elicit an audience response

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gMj7y TIL that the majority of wireless communication in a wireless cellphones is not really wireless, communication mostly happens through ultra high speed communication cables which pass under the ground or under the oceans.
8aeNK TIL of Barrack Busters, an improvised motar created by the IRA that fires propane tanks
7EP7 TIL there are more Wikipedia articles on Antarctica than all but one of the African countries
E1Law Today I learned Buffalo is a complete sentence, no matter how many times it is in a sentence, from 1 to infinity....
KWnw TIL Cats have kidneys so efficient that they can rehydrate on seawater.