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Today I learned David Klavins made a vertical grand piano standing 14 feet and 9 inches.

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wMGW TIL In the 1960s Pakistan briefly considered changing its traffic system from driving on the left to the right. However, camel trains often drove through the night while their drivers were dozing. The difficulty in teaching old camels new tricks was decisive in forcing Pakistan to reject the change.
8yyX TIL Shakira has been making music for more than 23 years and can play the guitar, drums, percussion and harmonica. She also speaks 7 different languages, is the founder of a charity called Pies Descalzos and is a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF.
ynew TIL A Japanese farmer discovered a gold seal while repairing an irrigation ditch in 1784. The seal turned out to be 95% pure gold and was a gift from the Chinese Emperor to a Japanese envoy from 54 CE, the earliest recorded date of contact between the two countries
PYbYO TIL that the US-Canadian Border was known by the Plains Indians as "The Medicine Line" for it's seemingly magical ability to keep US troops from crossing it.
R5bN1 TIL the Splitfin Flashlight Fish have organs near their eyes that contain bioluminescent bacteria that emit light.