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TIL that in 1961 Fender produced the Bass VI, a 6-string electric bass tuned an octave below a regular guitar. Although it was produced for 14 years, it was never popular, and was discontinued in 1975. However, it became a cult hit among bassists and guitarists and was re-released in the mid-2000s.

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b61wE TIL that the Y chromosome can disappear with age. About 35% of men aged 70 years old are missing a Y chromosome in some of their cells, with the degree of loss ranging between 4% and 70%.
l7eL7 TIL early American colonists once "stood staring in disbelief at the quantities of fish." One man wrote "there was as great a supply of herring as there is water. In a word, it is unbelievable, indeed, indescribable, as also incomprehensible, what quantity is found there. One must behold oneself."
m1ely TIL PepsiCo stopped distributing the 1990 Pepsi Cool Cans after a number of people complained that the Neon version of the can spelled the word "SEX" when two were stacked on top of each other and aligned a certain way. A spokesman stated the supposed hidden message resulted from "pure coincidence".
6EWAZ TIL that the sandwich was popularised by the 4th Earl of Sandwich, who ordered that meat be placed between two slices of bread for easy consumption. He therefore was able to gamble and eat at the same time.
4XQl5 TIL about a psychological phenomenon known as psychic numbing, the idea that “the more people die, the less we care”. We not only become numb to the significance of increasing numbers, but our compassion can actually fade as numbers increase.