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TIL The reason why Mexican Music sounds so much like Polka, is due the direct influence of German and Czechoslovakian immigrants to the United States in the late 1800s.

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E11E0 TIL that near the turn of the 20th century, the German Empire had drawn up war plans against the United States. Included were a naval blockade and land invasion.
wLnw1 TIL that bassist Carol Kaye recorded over 10,000 sessions in her 50 year span as a musician, including recording for artists Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Phil Spector, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Andy Williams, The Lettermen, Tina Turner, Herb Alpert, The Supremes, and The Monkees.
LXBd TIL Sweden will import 800,000 tonnes of trash each year to satisfy its waste-to-energy plants – waste conscious Swedes have been recycling so efficiently, the country doesn’t have enough of its own trash to burn.
OoeLg TIL Dorian Leigh, one of the first supermodels, was a mechanical engineer who designed airplane wings during WWII
9JnB TIL Praying mantises rarely eat their mates in the wild; it primarily happens in captivity under stressful conditions.