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TIL the "Wow! Signal", a 72-second radio signal detected in 1977, is the strongest candidate for an alien transmission ever received Its frequency (1420 MHz) was near the hydrogen line, ideal for interstellar communication, and its intensity was 30 times stronger than background noise. Despite numer

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vPZ1K TIL that French composer and organist Jehan Alain joined the French Army in WWII, serving as a despatch rider. He was conducting reconnaissance by motorbike when he encountered German infantry. Refusing to surrender, he killed 16 enemies before being gunned down.
b6YZp TIL that Daryl Hall and John Oates first met and became friends when they ran to the same elevator after a gunfight broke out at a band competition they were both attending
1aWYP TIL That shuffles music playlists aren’t truly random because it would feel less random to humans.
PYnRe TIL Seattle, Washington's North Transfer Station waste collection plant has a viewing room and playground on its premises
RmE8 TIL of Cunningham’s Law: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.”