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TIL Bing Crosby was at the heart of introducing recordable master tape, revolutionizing radio, studio recording, & later TV/video production. In 1947, he funded the first commercial tape recorder with $50k, leading to the first radio show recorded on magnetic tape and changing broadcasting forever.

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Vlwp TIL blind hiker Bill Irwin completed the Appalachian Trail with the help of his seeing eye dog, after falling ~5,000 times
DXGj TIL no one born blind has ever developed schizophrenia
dDZWK TIL that after making a kill and consuming what they can, tigers make an attempt to hide the carcass from vultures and other scavengers so that another meal can be obtained.
69vbl TIL Back in the Middle Ages, indulgences were sold by the Catholic Church to absolve sins or crimes that had been committed or that were to be committed
DDxe TIL: Real life castaway drifted into the Pacific Ocean for 13 months surviving off rainwater, fish, and sea turtles. Several large ships saw him but refused to help him. He eventually drifted to land.