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TIL that in March of 1945, the United States firebombed Tokyo. This killed over 100,000 civilians, more than the bomb dropped in Nagasaki five months later.

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JWQm TIL a live album from the band Dream Theater was released on 9/11/2001, which had the skyline of NYC (with the World Trade Center) in flames on its album art. The album was recalled and re-released a short time later, but the incident remains one of the most bizarre coincidences in music.
D14bv TIL that Ray Charles started a foundation to help those with hearing disorders because while he did not believe his blindness was a handicap, he believed it was a handicap to not be able to hear music.
YpWMG TIL because of their features and dark skin, the Roma people were mistaken for Egyptians when they moved westward from India to the European continent, leading to the term "gypsy." Many Roma reject the term "gypped" as it assumes deception and trickery.
KYGW9 TIL scientists at Australia’s most famous radio telescope were baffled by signal bursts coming from the direction of distant galaxies for 17 years before they were eventually traced back to someone at the facility opening the door of a microwave oven while it was still running, causing interference
7rDw7 TIL that Ottoman military music, as a genre, is alive and well to this day