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TIL-The Telharmonum, the world’s first synthesizer, weighed 200 tons and needed its own powerplant

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Z8BeG TIL that in 2019, the CDC warned Americans not to kiss or snuggle their pet hedgehogs, after 11 people contracted a rare strain of salmonella. 10 of these 11 people were in close contact with hedgehogs before becoming ill.
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