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

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kY6W TIL that the United States is the only high-income country (and one of eight in the world) that does not provide paid maternal leave.
69oBW TIL gorillas were once considered cryptids and were described as human-like monsters until 1847 when it formalized as a new species.
a8Jxb TIL the etymology of pumpernickel bread basically translates to "devil's fart" referring to an inevitable outcome due to it being hard to digest
YpO4A TIL that half of the families who founded the city of Los Angeles in 1781 were of African descent.
6DPW TIL that in 2008, a conservative town in Oregon elected the 1st openly transgender, cross-dressing mayor in the US. When the Westboro Baptist Church came to protest, many of the male residents of the town wore dresses as an act of solidarity with their mayor.