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TIL Marshall Amplifiers were basically created at the behest of Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, and Ritchie Blackmore, who persuaded Jim Marshall to start making and selling amp stacks in his drum store.

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ANrAB TIL in Denmark you had to officially check underneath your vehicle to make sure there aren't children hiding/sleeping there.
WkQ5L TIL a man who suffered from severe electrical burns ended up dying during the Blackout of 2003. This was because there was no electricity to power his air conditioning to keep his skin grafts at the right temperature. He was put in this position by electricity and out by lack of it.
0wL6M TIL Audie Murphy, the most decorated American soldier of World War II, suffered from battle fatigue for the rest of his life. He endured chronic insomnia and recurring nightmares, and kept a loaded pistol under his pillow. He eventually took to sleeping alone in his garage with the lights on.
oR5EL TIL “Edward Scissorhands” test screenings were so encouraging for 20th Century Fox, the president of the studio considered marketing the film on the scale of “E.T," but decided, “We have to let it find its place. We want to be careful not to hype the movie out of the universe.”
VMPp TIL that golf will be an Olympic sport in 2016