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TIL Mozart pirated a piece of music by writing it down from memory.

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gr1m8 TIL humans have smaller jaws and bigger brains than our primate forebears because of a mutation in the MYH16 gene. The jaw muscles are made smaller and weaker as a result of the gene mutation, which lessens the force applied to the skull, which can expand, letting the brain grow bigger.
KOBWQ TIL synthesizer repair man Eliot Curtis accidentally tripped on acid while cleaning a a vintage Buchla Model 100 synthesizer.
wDnW TIL There´s a hugely popular reality show in China that interviews death row prisoners moments before their execution
D1WZj TIL that the coat of arms of the German Empire (1871-1918) featured two near-nude bearded men with six-packs and extremely muscular arms and legs, each holding a long cudgel in one hand, with their other arm resting on the shield and crown
e0ll4 TIL in 2001 two deaf men were stabbed in a Florida sports bar when a gang member mistook their sign language for gang signs.