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TIL the signature melody of Coldplay's maybe most famous song was taken from Kraftwerk

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VBQJm TIL: The Atari rat mascot from the mid 1970s named "Big Cheese" (aka "Rick Rat") just so happens to be the very same mouse mascot used by the arcade/restaurant franchise "Chuck E. Cheese".
8gMa TIL the word “mesmerize” comes from 18th century German physician Franz Mesmer, who used the sounds from Benjamin Franklin’s glass armonica to induce “animal magnetism” in patients. “Animal magnetism” would later be renamed “hypnosis” by Scottish surgeon James Braid in 1841.
yQYjV TIL about Kirigami a variation of origami that includes cutting of the paper, rather than solely folding the paper as is the case with origami, but typically does not use glue.
EnX TIL that, without the Moon, the Earth would spin at a rate of 6 hours full rotation
DaaP TIL tipping ones hat originates from knights raising their face visors to show friendliness.