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TIL that the famous Nokia ringtone was taken from Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea's Gran Vals

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d8krj TIL Bride Jeni Stepien was walked down the aisle by the man who got her father's donated heart. Arthur Thomas got Michael Stepien's heart & the families kept in touch. When Arthur walked Jeni down the aisle, he suggested that she grip his wrist to feel the pulse from her father's heart.
wMaJ TIL comedian Bill Burr decided to abandon his prepared comedy set in Philadelphia in order to heckle and berate the audience for his entire 12 minute set after they drunkenly booed several preceding comedians.
mP1M TIL The back of the tin for Boston Harbour Tea carries this lament: “This Tea is from the same London blending House which in the Year of Our Lord 1773 had the Misfortune to suffer a Grievous Wrong in that certain Persons did Place a quantity of its Finest Produce in Boston Harbour.”
XE0Pj TIL that Dick Dale plays guitar upside down and backwards, and that he's considered the "father of heavy metal".
Y765A TIL that Charles Whitman, the Texas Tower shooter, requested an autopsy to discover the cause of his violent behavior. The autopsy revealed a tumor pressing on his amygdala, which might have influenced his actions.