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TIL classical music concerts had loud, moving, wild audiences during the performance.

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pD9e TIL one of Jupiter’s moon’s, Io, is the driest thing and most geologically active object in the Solar System
Wngo TIL that St.Guinefort was a dog who became a folk saint after saving his owner’s child from a snake. He had a grave where people brought their children to for protection and healing, as well as left offerings.
X0pPE TIL there’s a mountain in Wales called Cnicht—a Welsh transliteration of the English word “knight”—which has retained the original pronunciation of the English word, featuring no silent letters.