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TIL ancient Greek rowers wore greased cushions to allow for a sliding stroke to take advantage of the power of the leg muscles.

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wLbwJ TIL the cheeseburger was invented by a 16 year old short order cook in Pasadena, CA in 1924. It was described as the "Aristocratic Hamburger." Subsequent claims of birthing the cheeseburger occurs in Denver, CO in 1935, and in Louisville, KY in 1934.
rR4pw TIL that Suzanne Vega is considered the “Mother of the MP3” because her song “Tom’s Diner” was used to test the algorithm for the mp3: if it could be compressed without losing the warmth in her voice than it would work on anything
9YLLr TIL sperm whales are the loudest animal on Earth and if swimming around them they can kill a human by causing your body to cook from the inside due to the incredible decibles of noise from their clicking which is louder than the space shuttle launching.
egLE TIL there exists a programming language so deliberately difficult to use, that the first program written in it was created two years after the language was released, and it was was written by another program; It is named for the Eighth Circle of Hell.
LWrd TIL only one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World still exists