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TIL Theremin - a musical instrument uses electric current to play it as strings

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PYL6G TIL In 1912, the USA was given radio designation letters W, K, N, and A. The letters ‘N’ and ‘A’ were given to military stations, but ‘K’ and ‘W’ were assigned out for commercial use. Stations east of the Mississippi River had to start with ‘W’, and stations west of the Mississippi with 'K'.
QJBdX TIL that the shape of the human penis has evolved to remove another man's semen from a women's vagina
Qb5X TIL PayPal & MasterCard pulled services for WikiLeaks, but not Neo-Nazi groups (video contains swearing)
9n6B TIL: Traditional circus clowns are derived from Irish Stereotypes. Bushy red hair, white skin, gin-blossom nose, Drunken behavior, patched clothing.
5YwGD TIL the third tallest building in New Orleans is a 43 story, 531-foot skyscraper that has been unused since 2002 because of toxic mold and asbestos.