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TIL that modern violins were preferred over million-dollar Stradivarius violins when the sound tests were blind

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Wj9X TIL In 1915, to distinguish itself from copycats and competitors like iKoka-Nola, Ma Coca-Co, Toka-Cola and Koke, Coca-Cola issued a design competition seeking “a bottle so distinct that you would recognize if by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground.” The best design would win $500
1aOVO TIL that the lead singer of Toto is the son of legendary film composer John Williams.
X0eRD TIL The idiom 'with flying colors' originated with the practice of victorious ships flying flags, or 'colors' from their masthead to announce their victory as they sailed back into port.
armJ TIL in 2009 the Australian Government gave almost everyone $1,000 cash as an economic stimulus.
OoxZ4 TIL about the dwarf planet Chiron in our solar system. It orbits our sun between Saturn and Uranus and even has its own rings. The orbit of Chiron is highly eccentric, which makes scientists speculate it may originate from outside our solar system.