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TIL that king George I once organized a concert on the river Thames. He hired G. F. Handel and the result was 'water music', a collection of 3 suites. It was played by 50 performers sailing from Whitehall to Chelsea on a barge. The king liked the composition so much that he asked for 3 encores.

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