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TIL that composer Sebastian Plano created a musical album called Keynvor (the Cornish word for ocean) made entirely of ocean sounds from the cornish coast and piano. Each song is named a Lat/Long coordinate to the place where the ocean sounds were recorded. All proceeds went to ocean restoration.

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mx8Gy TIL in United States v. Paramount Pictures, Inc. the United States Supreme Court ruled Hollywood's Big Five could no longer own movie theaters, thus breaking up their oligopoly. Before its ruling, Hollywood studios controlled the filming, producing, printing and distribution of their movies.
691gZ TIL the highest honor that can be awarded to a civilian in Nebraska is the title of "Nebraska Admiral", a tongue-in-cheek title as the State is the only state / province / federal district in North America that is triple-landlocked.
dVXK TIL Boxing gloves are actually more dangerous and result in more deaths than bareknuckle boxing
YgmG TIL A British bomb detection dog in Afghanistan died from the stress of seeing his handler shot. They had set a new record for bomb detections and the dog was awarded the equivalent to a Victoria Cross.
BEpK TILed that there is a geocache on the International Space Station.