Post * 7r1Db — Curious Curator

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TIL two programmer-musicians wrote every possible MIDI melody in existence to a hard drive, copyrighted the whole thing, and then released it all to the public in an attempt to stop musicians from getting sued.

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pYngA TIL the Battle of Castle Itter, fought on May 5, 1945 near the end of WWII, saw the Americans and Germans join forces to combat the SS attacking the Itter Castle in Austria, known to have housed a number of high-profile French prisoners.

jNGyv TIL that one of the Seven Great Houses in Ancient Iran was the House of Karen who once tried to claim independence and refused to pay their tribute, but were ultimately defeated for this.

ADNkg TIL Bill Murray attended the musical version of Groundhog Day twice in a row.

yQBKM TIL that Winston Churchill was in serious financial debt, owing up to $3.75 MILLION dollars (in today's money)

Z8lDB TIL about an event known as an "October Surprise." An October Surprise is a news event deliberately timed just before a US election in order to influence the outcome of that election.