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TIL about Josef Hassid, a Polish violinist who was a child prodigy and was praised by Kreisler, among many, as one of the greatest violinists, who died at age 27.

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P110V TIL Top Gear featured how NASA can make its own weather.
Wyyo TIL that in 2007 a soldier was acquitted for the rape of a 15-year-old girl because the soldier was suffering from “sexsomnia” or a rare condition where one can unknowingly engage in sexual acts while still asleep
VMy8G TIL in 1997 a series of Ponzi schemes run by the Albanian government collapsed. 2/3rds of the citizenry were invested. This lead to mass protests. And the formation of gangs, who took control of entire cities. These gangs siezed weapons from military bases, and started a full blown civil war.
lkJV TIL The astronauts in the Challenger Explosion survived the initial explosion and survived for nearly three minutes, until the cabin crashed into the ocean at a speed of 200 MPH
RYkj TIL Mosquitos ‘are the only creature responsible for the deaths of more humans than humans themselves’