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TIL the legendary guitarist Wes Montgomery's unusual plucking technique of using the fleshy part of his thumb was born out of necessity: he practiced after long working hours late at night, but did not want to bother his neighbours, or wake his kids.

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neA1W TIL about New Mexico lawman Elfego Baca, who in 1884 defended the town's adobe jail against 40 armed cowboys. After 33 hours and 4,000 rounds of ammunition, Baca surrendered. Baca brought the door to court as evidence: it had more than 400 bullet holes in it.
g5ay TIL that John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, had a wife with a severe speech impediment. And he protected her from the intense media coverage that followed his accomplishment and throughout their long life together.
m1jRO TIL in 1961, Richard C. Legg was vertically impaled, catapulted upward and pinned to the ceiling when the nuclear reactor he was standing on exploded
QNGWE TIL Danny DeVito, The Penguin in 1992's Batman Returns, wrote a comic book story that gives The Penguin the romantic partner he crushed on in that film: Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman. "Bird Cat Love" involves the pair ending the pandemic together. DeVito also checked with Pfeiffer before publishing.
GYBJG TIL That it is estimated that over 100 million trees are used annually to produce junk mail alone, and that 33% of all mail delivered is junk mail.