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TIL production of the TR-808 drum machine, an early hip-hop staple, came to an end when improvements in semi conductors eliminated the source of defective transistors that was the secret to the sizzling sound it was known for.

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OovkR TIL that upon Apollo 12 being struck twice by lightning, it was feared that the explosive bolts which deployed the parachutes were critically damaged. This was not disclosed to the astronauts on board as there was little to be done which could remedy the possible issue.
6lxQ TIL Coca Cola has depleted Indian village’s water for 16 years
0w17A TIL tumbleweed is native to the Ural Mountains in Russia, and was brought to the US around 1877.
ANl8d TIL Project removes old, disused dams to make healthier waterways 140 dams removed/now record flooding
JLG1 TIL wild bananas are full of seeds and the ones we eat have been specially bred over the years to be seedless