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TIL the term music 'album' comes from the albums containing sets of 10-minute records sold prior to the invention of 40-minute LPs

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r0B0 TIL that in 1975, North Korean embassy staff in Australia crashed their Mercedes, and when they went to the nearest house for help they were aghast to find that that they had knocked on the door of the South Korean ambassador’s residence.
nejd7 TIL German and Russian troops had to call a temporary truce in modern Lithuania/Belarus during WWI because wolves kept trying to eat them. “Poison, rifle fire, hand grenades and even machine guns were tried to no avail.” Wolves even attacked them in the trenches, making effective battle impossible.
LMDr TIL James Doohan (Star Trek’s Scotty) saved a fan from suicide. After receiving a suicide note, he convinced her to attend his next convention appearance. Later he discovered his encouragement had not only saved her life, but also inspired her to go back to school and become an electronics engineer.
ANQWa TIL the first Grammy for The Pointer Sisters was a country song, Fairytale. The song’s success led to them become the first Black group to perform at the Grand Ole Opry.
Br1Wd TIL the man who is credited with launching America’s fitness revolution and popularizing jogging’s health benefits died of a heart attack while jogging.