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TIL Duke researchers have been trying to reverse-engineer vintage saxophone sound, using X-ray imaging and 3D printing. Saxophone mouthpieces from the 1930s to the 1960s were x-rayed and 3D printed but the conclusion was, "Using the same mouthpiece as Coltrane won't make you sound like him"

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QNNva TIL in the early 18th century, the St. Bernard dog breed was used by monks living in St.Bernard's Pass to help rescue people after snowstorms. Their resistance to cold weather and great sense of direction made them helpful for this. They were even able to find people deeply buried under snow.
YgGW TIL After Steve Irwin’s death several stingrays were found mutilated on the beaches of Queensland in what appeared to be revenge killings.
rNlve TIL About Friendship Heights Village, Maryland, it has the highest density population of any city, town, or census designated place in the United States. At 90,848 people per square mile, it is over 3 times more densely populated than New York City.
VBd0G TIL that a genetic disease might have been behind Henry VIII’s low number of surviving children and his crazed behavior in his middle and later years.
X0EOj TIL that since 2004 at least 18 have people died from contracting rabies after receiving organs from infected donors. Transplanted organs are not typically screened for rabies virus, which can incubate for up to a year or more before symptoms manifest, after which time it is nearly 100% fatal.