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TIL: the 1/4" jack or the 'guitar cord jack' is the oldest connector-type still used. It was the standard for the original phone switchboards.

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9YQ1M TIL of the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn, which is credited with helping to revitalize the Star Wars franchise in 1991 with the release of the first novel in the trilogy, Heir to the Empire, and formalizing the Star Wars Expanded Universe
b0AZ TIL Ibn Al-Haytham, a Muslim physicist and scientist that lived during the Golden Age of Islam, is credited with the creation of the scientific method that has became the basis of Western science today.
raJy TIL When Stalin’s son attempted suicide by shooting himself, Stalin’s response to finding out he would survive was “He cant even shoot straight”.
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1aZV4 TIL that the lead singer of Toto, Joseph Williams, is the son of Star Wars/Jaws/Jurassic Park composer John Williams