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TIL Tchaikovsky hated to conduct by his own admission. He became obsessed with the fear that his head was going to fall off while he conducted. In 1868, when Tchaikovsky conducted his own Dances of the Hay Maidens, he held his head in place with his left hand while he conducted with his right.

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xVRgw TIL that the Fourth Amendment (illegal search and seizures) of the US Constitution does not apply in a 100 mile band around all US borders
GYpOQ TIL that Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati (born 3 September 2002) is an Indian student who, at the age of 9 and with his father's assistance, invented a six-player variant of chess. He earned a patent for his invention in 2012, making him the youngest patent-holder in India at that time.
woxr8 TIL that "Robot" was a word used first in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek in his play Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots) Although, in the play the "Robots" are made of synthetic organic matter and we would call them "Androids" today. The robots end up rebelling against humans
4kL9X TIL of the 1955 Le Mans disaster. French driver Pierre Levegh crashed into a crowd of spectators. The crash, explosion and subsequent fire killed 84 and injured more than 120. It is still the deadliest car race crash ever.
gMQVy TIL Children can have permanent neurological damages from neglect and abuse caused by the constant increased cortisol and adrenaline in their bloodstreams in those states. It is called Toxic Stress Syndrome