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TIL A New Acoustic Instrument That Creates Sounds like a Digital Synthesizer. The Yaybahar is a new acoustic instrument designed by Istanbul-based musician Görkem Şen that emits music right out of a retro sci-fi movie, a remarkable feat considering there isn’t a bit of electricity involved.

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m5YO TIL more people die descending Mt. Everest after they’ve made it to the top than during the ascent.
oBbgE TIL of Al Schmid, a US marine who continued to man his machine gun on Guadalcanal even after being permanently blinded by a Japanese grenade, and later received the Navy Cross for his actions
arMM TIL Canada’s Constitution was permanently stained red after a student poured paint on it in protest. He was sentenced to only 3 months in jail, to be served on weekends, as the court believed his actions had shown that he was “an excellent student, with a possibly brilliant artistic future.”
X0pVE TIL in Estonian, the letter 'z' is sorted between 's' and 't'.
OdaX TIL Kirk Douglas, star of Stanley Kubrick’s Paths of Glory (1957) and Spartacus (1960), will turn 100 years old on December 9th. He has starred in 91 films, won a Lifetime Achievement Oscar in 1996, and has survived a helicopter crash and a stroke. He is also the world’s oldest celebrity blogger.