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TIL that curling originated in Scotland

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80e4 TIL the MLK monument in DC was built by Chinese workers, made out of Chinese granite mined by Chinese slaves, and carved by a Chinese sculptor using a Chinese Social Realist style.
W7pxd TIL that J.S. Bach signed some of his compositions by playing the notes B-A-C-H (Bb-A-C-B♮ in German musical nomenclature)
NL88 TIL a total of 56 crew members died in Star Trek’s original 5 year voyage, only 26 of whom are seen to be wearing red.
XbPr TIL that David Bowie’s first TV appearance was in 1964 at the age of 17, but was not for his music; he was interviewed on the BBC’s Tonight show as the founder of ‘The Society of the Prevention of Cruelty to Long-Haired Men’.
xmO0 TIL there are no qualifications to being nominated to the SCOTUS. Not even age or US Citizenship. All you need to do is be “an individual”