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TIL that there is an instrument that you play without touching: the theremin

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9vam TIL that the sex noises in Rocket Queen by Guns N’ Roses were real and were made by Axl Rose having sex with Steven Adler’s girlfriend in the studio.
OVNR TIL Heineken manufactured a bottle shaped like a brick in order to deal with the housing problem in the Caribbean
Y7YPA TIL That FRB 121102, the first known repeating fast radio burst discovered in 2012, unleashes millisecond flashes packing as much energy as our Sun emits in three days and originates from a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years away
16y98 TIL in 1314 the Tour de Nesle affair was a scandal that saw the daughters-in-law of Philip IV accused of adultery, leading to their imprisonments & executions of their lovers. The severe shock may have contributed to Philip’s death months later & contributed to the start of the Hundred Years War
g09y TIL that a company has developed staggered airplane economy seats that allows passengers to sit independently with their own armrests and improved aisle access all while fitting more seats in the cabin.