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TIL J.S. Bach was attacked by one of his students because he said the student played the bassoon like a goat

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QJ9Je TIL in 2010 a man was rescued while attempting to sail around the United Kingdom. Using only a road map for navigation the 'sailor' had been keeping the coast to his right and in error ended up sailing in circles around the Isle of Sheppey until he ran out fuel.
EAKo TIL the existence of the name ‘Wendy’ in Britain is attributed to the character of the same name in Peter Pan.
g0py TIL there is a Wolfenstein 3D clone where you play as Noah and put animals to sleep on the Ark. It is the only commercially released SNES game that was not licensed, and used a hack to bypass Nintendo’s DRM.
jN1Kv TIL Rearward-facing airplane seats would be safer than forward-facing seats because the forces during a crash would be distributed over the entire seat back rather than a single lap belt. They’re not used, however, due to passenger comfort and the increase in costs.
R7Yp9 TIL Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26 year old who dedicated his life to protecting leatherback sea turtle nests from poachers on Moin beach in Costa Rica. Him and volunteers, would collects the eggs and guard them in a hatchery. On May 30, 2013, he was kidnapped and murdered.