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TIL of the Declaration of Arbroath (6 April 1320), the Scottish Declaration of Independence, sent to the Pope in support of Robert the Bruce

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oRwr8 TIL that some creatures such as frog embryos can change their DNA using sound. We are experimenting with using sound for DNA changes now and this may lead to human DNA alterations without splicing, cutting or intruding into the body manually.
kObGg TIL the creators of the album Dispepsi did not use its name, instead using anagrams like "Ideppiss", because they feared copyright infringements lawsuits from Pepsi. However, they started using the actual name after Pepsi lawyers told them they had no problem with that.
OGk17 TIL of the "Mad Piper" Bill Millin, the only bagpiper to land on the beach in Normandy. While men fell around him, he played his pipes throughout the battle. A group of captured German snipers was asked why they hadn't shot him. They replied that they thought he'd gone insane and felt bad for him.
Zpx44 TIL the Imperial Library of Constantinople held thousands of ancient Roman and Greek texts for ~1000 years. Most of the library was lost over time due to war and fires, with the Archimedes Palimpsest a notable survivor
R7Od9 TIL that the earliest recordable instance of a chokeslam technique was a move made by President Abraham Lincoln.