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TIL That the Seinfeld theme is redo for every episode to mach the pacing of his monologue

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Wk8Q8 TIL That firearms manufacturer Beretta (maker of the primary service handgun for the US Army, the M9) has been in continuous operation since 1526, when they made arquebus barrels for the Venetian navy.
wYnW TIL in 2011 a member of Anonymous was kidnapped by the mexican drug cartel Los Zetas. He was released when Anonymous posted a video to youtube that threatened to expose photos and names of several people who collaborated with the cartel such as police officers and taxi drivers.
KY0aQ TIL: TLC was the first all-female group to sell 10 million copies of an album - CrazySexyCool. But they weren't cool about making $50,000 each for the album while the record company got $75 million. So, they held Arista Records President Clive Davis hostage until the NYPD intervened.
vPMx7 TIL that the endangered stream tree frog (Hyloscirtus princecharlesi) was named after Prince Charles in 2012, recognising the then-Prince's work advocating rainforest conservation. This earned him the nickname "the Frog Prince."
4XEkg TIL of "The Immortal Game", a casual match between chess grand masters in the interim of the first international chess tournament. Despite not being an official match, it is considered one of the most famous matches of all time.