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TIL AmaPiano's name originally comes from the artists playing a keyboard without any notable direction other than a house music beat playing

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4Vlw TIL that a type of beer called “Small Beer” was the preferred drink over water in medieval Europe and colonial America.
JYB5v TIL that SOS messages have been found stitched in Primark clothing, allegedly from employees complaining of "sweatshop conditions" and being "worked like oxen" over 15 hour shifts.
b9n6Q TIL that Return of the Jedi was originally titled Revenge of the Jedi. Only after printing thousands of posters did George Lucas decide to change the name, making the posters worthless for advertising. Lucas then sold them to Stars Wars fans for $9.50 each as collector's items.
VBkA8 TIL of Georg Elser who spent a year planning the elaborate assassination of Hitler by hollowing out a pillar in a hall where he would speak and filling it with time bombs. Hitler left 13 minutes before the bombs went off; his flight was cancelled due to fog, so he started early to get a train.
yQxmJ TIL John Legend used to date Osama Bin Laden's niece.