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TIL when 21 experienced violinists were asked to compare new and old violins in a double-blind test, the least preferred was a Stradivarius.

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XYl8 TIL that in 1987, two North Korean agents planted a bomb on a South Korean passenger airliner, killing all 115 people on board.
8DoX TIL there was a game called Perplex City which involved clues on playing card to find a cube with a prize of 100000 pounds. One of the clues was called “Billion to One” which featured a man and Japanese text that translates to “Find me”. He is still missing to this day.
RKvj TIL of Blue Peacock, a 10 kiloton nuclear landmine designed to be installed in the north german plane. The area was too cold for the mine’s electronics to reliably function, so it was proposed to be heated by chickens.
wk4J TIL Anal and oral sex are still class 6 felonies in Virginia
eOw5 TIL that God and Jesus are the only characters on the Simpsons that have 5 fingers and 5 toes.