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Zp9JB TIL when David Gilmour was having trouble helping an equally frustrated Syd Barrett learn a guitar solo, Gilmour recorded the solo himself and then played it back to Barrett in reverse. Upon hearing the reversed playback Barret was instantly able to play the solo forwards
6954Y TIL that the caste system is among the world's oldest forms of surviving social stratification.
VMM4 TIL Rats, when orally administered fullerenes, lived nearly 100% longer without negative effects
nQxr TIL that phenylephrine, a common substitute for pseudophedrine in over-the-counter cold and allergy medications, has been proven to be no more effective than placebo when taken orally at the recommended dose.
ynew TIL A Japanese farmer discovered a gold seal while repairing an irrigation ditch in 1784. The seal turned out to be 95% pure gold and was a gift from the Chinese Emperor to a Japanese envoy from 54 CE, the earliest recorded date of contact between the two countries