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TIL all three members of Bee Gees revealed during a copyright trial that they never learned to read or write sheet music despite being among the most prolific songwriters of all time. Instead, they developed a trial-and-error process and relied on their staff to transcribe the results.

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R5xVa TIL After several previous attempts, the US finally completed the purchase of the US Virgin islands in 1917. The final push included prsssure from the sinking of the Lusitania and the US indicating they "might occupy" them to keep them out of Germany's hands.
vPy8K TIL about unisexual mole salamanders - a group of all-female salamanders that use a unique reproductive strategy called kleptogenesis. These salamanders "steal" sperm from up to five different species of salamanders in the Ambystoma genus and use it to produce female hybrid offspring.
4kMwb Today I learned you can buy 24,505 Vietnamese Dong for a single US dollar. I understand so much more about why trafficking is an issue in Asia now...
gM1aA TIL of Big Sister, a brothel in Prague where clients could have sex for free after they signed a contract agreeing to be filmed. All rooms in the Big Sister house were equipped with web cams and the ‘action’ streams live via the Internet.
ej8g TIL that there is an airtight room in a University in Georgia (US), sealed in 1940, to be opened in the year 8113. The “Crypt of Civilization” contains a wealth of artifacts from literary works to everyday items.