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TIL that Thomas Edison used to bite his piano

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wLGvE TIL In the War of 1812, the British invaded Washington DC and burned down the White House and Capitol Building. The next day a tornado and storm lifted away two canons, killed troops, and damaged ships. The British retreated.
N7JMM TIL, Roger Troutman of the band Zapp & Roger used to get sick and feel ill from using a talk box because the talk box he was using was shared by other musicians, and somebody had to guard it because of these incidents.
GrdQ TIL TIL The human eye is so sensitive that, if the Earth were flat, you could spot a candle in the dark from 20 miles away!
VG1m TIL research suggests that one giant container ship can emit almost the same amount of cancer and asthma-causing chemicals as 50 million cars, while the top 15 largest container ships together may be emitting as much pollution as all 760 million cars on earth.
N796J TIL that a Soviet geneticist successfully domesticated foxes on a farm in Novosibirsk. "The fact that in fifty generations, they were wagging their tails and barking, this is really incredible."