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TIL: When Beethoven's Ninth Symphony premiered, it was so new and innovative that some music critics didn't accept it, and one even called it "monstrous and tasteless."

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Wxpd TIL: Males in the US are required to submit their info to the “Selective Service System” within 30 days of their 18th birthday or be subject to 5 years in jail and a $250,000 fine.
OoEoX TIL of William Alexander Morgan who was an American citizen from Ohio who became one of just only two non-Cuban men to reach the rank of Comandante during the Cuban revolution. The other man was Che Guevara.
QxX9 TIL that Frozen’s Elsa was originally written as a villain. It wasn’t until the writers heard the song “Let It Go” that they decided to rewrite everything.
KYeEJ TIL of Bill Biggart, the only photojournalist killed on 9/11. He took his last photo seconds before the North Tower collapsed, burying him and his cameras (with preserved film) in the rubble.
v1QGD TIL the world's least valuable coin is Uzbekistan’s 1 Tiyin coin; it is worth 0.0000010 of a US dollar (or 1,000 Tiyin = 1 cent)