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TIL that for years, Soviet hipsters (stilyagi) bootlegged vinyl records onto x-ray paper after it was banned by the government - it was called "bone music"

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d8MaE TIL that in 1931, a 15 year old girl suffering from paralysis was mistakenly injected with blood from a pet parrot after her family physician called a nearby hospital for advice and misheard "parent's blood" as "parrot's blood"
16gAr TIL Porters bringing tourists up 5,895m high Mt Kilimanjaro experience health issues caused by high altitude sickness. Their wages are fixed at $10 a day (some paid $6), while carrying 20 kilograms of baggage and camping gearing on the head
padO TIL in 1939 The New Times predicted the television would not be successful because it required people to sit and keep their eyes glued to a screen, which no one had time for.
k0be TIL murderers in medieval Ireland were given to the deceased’s family as slaves if they failed to pay a hefty fine to buy their freedom. The family could then legally kill the murderer themselves.
vx1L TIL that L. Ron Hubbard was a terrible Navy officer who was fired after the ship he commanded accidentally attacked Mexico. His ship was considered “jinxed” and eventually collided with another ship, burst into flames and sank.