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TIL Sister Rosetta Tharpe. "The original soul sister" &"The Godmother of rock and roll" She was among the first gospel musicians to appeal to rhythm and blues and rock and roll audiences, and use heavy distortion on her electric guitar, opening the way to the rise of electric blues.

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Lk4o9 TIL The oboe is frequently described as a very difficult instrument to play. Because air is forced at high pressure into the tiny reed, stale air can gather in the lungs, making you feel faint if the air is not expelled quickly
kOykg TIL in 1984 a pair of brothers were surprised when the fictitious, “Johnny Klomberg”, they made up for a Baskin Robbins free birthday ice cream list, received a Selective Service notice by mail a few years later reminding “Johnny” that he was almost 18, and it was time to register for the draft.
GYNLQ TIL the sex noises in the Guns N’ Roses song “Rocket Queen” were audio recordings of Axl Rose having sex with the drummer’s girlfriend in the studio. Shortly after, the girl involved developed an alcohol/drug addiction to help cope with the guilt.
X0bA8 TIL that People v. Levi Weeks (1800) is considered the first murder trial in the United States to have a full, formal transcript. Weeks was accused of killing Elma Sands and was defended by Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton.
p4j4 TIL a bomb went off in a commercial airliner, blowing it into several pieces and fell for 3 minutes before crashing on a frozen mountain top. One woman survied and now holds the Guinness World Record for the highest fall survived without a parachute, at 33,330 feet.