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TIL the female singer on Great Gig in the Sky is a white woman, Clare Torry, who had to sue to get title credits and fair compensation for her work.

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QOBa TIL the sandwich was supposedly invented by the Earl of Sandwich, who was so addicted to gambling that he refused to leave the table for meals, and demanded something he could eat with one hand. It caught on amongst other players, who ordered “the same as sandwich” - thus, “the sandwich”.
mxAkE TIL, J.P. Morgan was so good at taking over troubled businesses, organized their structure and management to start making stable profits which gave birth to the term "Morganization" in banking and finance. This reputation made him the most successful banker and financier in America's history.
6KMm TIL baptizing people with beer had to be specifically condemned by the pope in the 13th c., as a place in Norway with a water shortage (but not a beer shortage) was using beer for the sacrament. All beer baptisms were declared invalid, and those who received them had to be baptized again with water.
DQ4Jv TIL When you dream, one part of your brain is making up the story, and another part is experiencing those events and is genuinely surprised by all the twists in the plot.
QMrM TIL the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919 is known as the most devastating epidemic in recorded world history and that it killed more people in 1 year than during the 4 years of the Black Plague. It was most deadly for people aged 20-40 and many died within hours of contracting the virus.