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TIL a pricing dispute over bamboo poles led to a war that killed 21 million people

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JYeWV TIL Invented around 1770, the basset horn was pitched a fourth lower than the traditional clarinet (F) and is described to have a rich tone. Mozart liked its sound so much that wrote multiples pieces specifically for his clarinetist friend. As the orchestra started to grow, it fell into obscurity
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16Ovr TIL that until 1956 French kids drink wine at the school canteen! Prior to that, school children had the right to drink half a litre of wine, cider or beer with their meals
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