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69NJZ TIL that The Beach Boys didn't actually use the theremin (the instrument that makes the oooeeeoooo sound) in Good Vibrations, due to it being notoriously difficult to play. Instead they used a simplified version
LQkBv TIL that cows have best friends and can become stressed if they are separated
4X8KX TIL that approximately 70 people spent four years in Madagascar collecting and handling over 1 million golden orb weaver spiders to use their silk in the production of an 11-by-4-foot (3.4-by-1.2m) “golden” embroidered cloth, the largest ever of it’s kind.
ne1y7 TIL That domesticated blueberries are only just over 100 years old and were thought to be impossible to domesticate until it was discovered they thrive in acidic soil
69pBl TIL about Ridge A, a spot in Antarctica that is 3x better for viewing into space than any other location on Earth. Researchers descibe the spot as 'so calm there's almost no wind or weather at all' and all wind from Antarctica appears to originate here. It is currently claimed by Australia