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TIL that TVs used to end broadcasting and go static at midnight

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pYDMp TIL "Stomp Clap Hey Music" has a specific genre name called Stomp and Holler
N7BnN TIL that Dalmatians are the official firehouse dog because, in the 1700's, they would run alongside horse-drawn carriages keeping pace, even at full sprint, and protect the horses from other dogs or animals that could spook them.
a8b6M TIL about Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps's attack on the Gestapo headquarters in Brussels without it being cleared as part of the original mission.
WkE4N TIL a group of embittered singles in Shanghai purchased all odd-numbered cinema seats forcing couples to sit apart on Valentine's Day
5Y8jD TIL what ablaut reduplication is. it’s why when we say clip-clop instead of clop-clip (this is because you always put an I, Then A, then O for 3 words and I then A or O for 2)