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TIL the “happy birthday” song we all sing didn’t exist until 1893

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4Xxpg TIL of the Tea-Horse-Road. During Imperial-era, the Chinese noticed that Tibetans prized tea so much, they would trade high-quality horses for tea-bricks. As they needed warhorses to fight nomads, the Chinese set up a government office to sell tea for Tibetan horses, creating the Tea-Horse Road.
Zp8ga TIL about “The deadly accordion wars of Lesotho” where you can be murdered for playing music. “After one Famo musician allegedly shot another in 2004, a cycle of revenge developed, fuelled by poisonous lyrics in songs.” This has now led to Lesotho having the sixth-highest homicide rate in the world.
ZpVQp TIL in the last 30 years (1993-2023) of 'official' Heisman Trophy Winners, only 1 has won a Super Bowl; Charles Woodson.
XgR6 TIL The day after Robin Williams’s suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline fielded the greatest number of calls in its history.
v1LZL TIL that the flag of Hawaii is the only US state flag to include a foreign country's national flag.