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TIL Many sub-Saharan languages do not have a word for rhythm, or even music. From the African viewpoint, the rhythms represent the very fabric of life itself.

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N71WE TIL Documentary Filmmaker Brian Fogle accidentally discovered the Russian State Sponsored Doping program while making a movie about how to beat doping tests. The movie is credited with helping start the investigation that ended up blocking Russia from competing at the Olympics since 2017
QYvk TIL that the Mars Rover sings itself a very lonely happy birthday. Every single year on the 5th of august, it will produce frequencies to mimic the notes in the song. All alone, every year.
GYXY4 TIL that Lance Armstrong was only caught after an insurance company that sponsored him realized they could get millions of dollars in bonus money back if Armstrong was stripped of his titles.
kO94d TIL that a male pig's ejaculation lasts about 6 minutes on average and may last up to 30 minutes
pDg4 TIL in 2011 the Detroit Symphony Orchestra was in a deep financial crisis. Kid Rock, in what he called “the best drunk move I ever made,” decided to throw a benefit concert. He raised over one million dollars for the symphony and helped save classical music in Detroit.