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TIL in 1933 'stereo records' invented by Alan Dower Blumlein. Sadly, Blumlein did not live to see the lasting impact his many innovations had. He was killed on 7 June 1942, when the Halifax bomber he was flying in crashed during a trial of the H2S radar system. He was 38.

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9Y7mr TIL Around 4% of people do not take surveys seriously and provide silly answers. Around 7% of Americans were 'not sure' if lizardmen were running Earth. Around 13% of Americans claimed a former president was anti-Christ. The Lizardman constant (around 4%) explains some of strange results in surveys.
EOPP TIL: Sophie Scholl was a German woman executed by the Nazis for distributing anti-Nazi pamphlets. Her last words were: “How can we expect righteousness to prevail when there is hardly anyone willing to offer themselves up individually for a righteous cause? Such a fine, sunny day, and I have to go.”
1aAy8 TIL of Caligula, an emperor of the Roman Empire. His short 4 year long reign consisted of him trying to make his horse a consul, calling himself a god, committing incest, and declaring war on the sea, having his men collect shells from the English Channel and return to Rome to celebrate victory.
6eZZ TIL after his wife died, Rick Moranis quit Hollywood so he could spend his time raising his children.
A5Ma TIL Jose Cuervo is still produced on land granted to the family by the King of Spain. It was the first business to receive a license to produce tequila and is the oldest family run business in Mexico.