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TIL PayPal Forced An Online Buyer To Destroy An Antique Violin To Get His Money Back After He Buyer Claimed It Wasn’t What He Wanted

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d9VE TIL There is a blind, autistic musical prodigy named Derek Paravicini that can play anything he hears but can barely count 10.
YpyAr TIL Crusader Rabbit was the first animated cartoon series specifically made for television. Airing in 1950, the main character Crusader Raddit and his sidekick Rags engaged in 4-minute cliffhanger dilemmas
eLvJ TIL Russia is warming 2.5 times faster than the rest of the globe, because Soviet Officials felt that pollution control was an unnecessary hindrance to economic development and industrialization.
9wwjp TIL that in Des Moines, Iowa (population 215k) has seven parking spots for every citizen. At any time, Des Moines could park 45% of Iowa's population.
ogPr TIL that scientists found that whether blind-folded or not, people who were asked to walk in a straight line without a point of reference to follow will walk in a circle. They can’t seem to figure out why.