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TIL Wes Anderson wasn't present during the whole shoot of Fantastic Mr. Fox - instead he had a live camera feed from up to 30 different animation units.

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R7WBl TIL In 2019, 47 of Beethoven's surviving relatives met up for Beethoven's birthday in his hometown of Bonn, Germany. In 2020, Bonn - along with multiple other German cities - will celebrate Beethoven’s 250th birthday
PYljZ TIL Firefighters use wetting agents to make water wetter. The chemicals reduce the surface tension of plain water so it’s easier to spread and soak into objects, which is why it’s known as “wet water.”
GAoXg TIL that The Juilliard School has about 275 pianos, including 231 Steinway grands. Also, that the Strings Dept. allows students to borrow valuable historic stringed instruments for special events. Among the more than 200 such instruments, several are by Stradivari and del Gesù.
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g7Ob TIL that Thomas Jefferson proposed a bill that punished male rapists with castration.