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TIL the QWERTY system emerged as a result of how the first typewriters were being used. Early adopters and beta-testers included telegraph operators who needed to quickly transcribe messages. The operators found the alphabetical arrangement to be confusing and inefficient for translating morse code.

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nepW9 TIL about the Kentucky Meat Shower. On March 3rd, 1876 unidentifiable flakes of meat fell from the sky over Bath County, Kentucky. The cause is still unknown.
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ADVAw TIL: Getting teenage "groopie" nookie is why most musicians get on stage, said the legendary JOHN LENNON of THE BEATLES, "we're not getting on stage to have a card game." (Also, the stage crew gets more "action" than the actual band, due to their social-gatekeeping role.)
6dVJ TIL that WD-40 can be used to remove paint marks from cars, oil stains from driveways, and tomato stains from clothes, keep away roaches, “polish” plastic patio furniture, +46 more uses.
oBENL TIL on the Carol Burnett Show, they would frequently do two takes of every skit. One done as it was written, and then again with Tim Conway being allowed to include his bizarre ad-libs such as having a Hitler handpuppet sing, or telling a story about Siamese Twin elephants connected at the trunk.