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TIL Lego has no military related sets because the inventor’s policy was to not want to make war seem like child’s play

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jMwN TIL Beethoven meant his symphonies to be played at 160 - 180 bpm - break beats and drum & bass speeds
bAZN TIL : In the 1821 Greek War of Independence, the Ottoman Turks ran out of bullets and started to strip the columns of the Parthenon for lead. When the Greeks got wind of this, they gathered up their bullets and sent them to the Turks to use against themselves to protect their ancient heritage.
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