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TIL Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years holds the managerial records for most wins and most losses

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16D54 TIL that during their 1966 world tour, which included the Philippines, The Beatles accidentally snubbed then First Lady Imelda Marcos by missing a palace luncheon sparking public outrage and a hostile send-off. It was so traumatic that the Beatles vowed never to return to the Philippines.
GA9dN TIL The first album ever to be remixed in Dolby Atmos was Prometheus, Symphonia Ignis Divinus by Luca Turilli's Rhapsody in 2016. It was chosen because of the way Luca Turilli combines metal instruments with choirs and orchestras in a style he called 'filmscore metal'.
WkrD8 TIL beginning with season 5 of That 70s Show, each episode in the series is named after a song by a rock band that was famous in the 1970s. Except for the finale, titled "That '70s Finale".
Wk70o TIL to make their caches easier to remember, squirrels organize nuts according to size and species when hiding them for later consumption.
5YBRR TIL that the infamous RMS Titanic had a near-identical sister ship called Olympic, nicknamed "Old Reliable", that was re-commissioned in WWI as a troop transport ship and was notable for having carried over 200,000 troops during the war and sinking a German u-boat by ramming into it head-on