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TIL of the Cat Organ, a 16th century piano-type contraption played by a trained bear which yanked the tails of cats in order to create music.

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V714 TIL that there’s a strong correlation between people who buy bird seed and people who usually pay their debts. Inversely, people who buy chrome accessories for their car tend to not pay their debts in full.
EgQ4W TiL Charles Dickens was a passenger on a train crash. He tended the victims, some of whom died while he was with them. The experience affected him greatly; he lost his voice for two weeks and tried avoiding train travel whenever possible. He later died five years to the day after the accident.
d8Lrd TIL The Phrygian cap, a soft conical cap with the apex bent over, is an ancient and modern symbol of liberty associated with Ancient Rome, Revolutionary France, and the United States. The hat is worn by many national personifications and is on the Seal of the U.S. Senate.
167xD TIL there is a specific word - Haar - for the sea fogs that form off of eastern Scotland and England.
GYdy7 TIL the September 1984 issue of Penthouse magazine is collectible because it un-covered the reigning Miss America, but is also contraband because it featured an underage Traci Lords.