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TIL that Glock, the pistol manufacturer, also sells horse insemination kits

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6BA8 TIL there was a song written in the 1630s that was performed only in the Sistine Chapel. The Vatican kept the composition of the piece secret for 150 years until the 14-year-old Mozart listened to the piece 2 times, transcribed it from memory, and produced the first unauthorized copy of the song.
Wvm4 TIL in Japan, the shutter sound of iPhone cameras cannot be switched off–even in silent mode–because the Japanese are so afraid of perverts taking upskirts in the subways
rAae TIL that before the advent of modern street-lighting, city planners in some cities erected huge “moonlight towers” that illuminated large swaths of area, mimicking the light of the moon. Some of these remaining towers are celebrated as landmarks in Austin, TX.
o9d7 TIL in the 1980s, Casablanca’s script was sent to a number of major studios under its original title. Several complained that the script was “not good enough”, “too dated”, “too much dialogue” and “not enough sex”.
8K4 TIL Pitbulls were once commonly used as babysitters