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TIL Bartolomeo Cristofori (May 4, 1655 – January 27, 1731) invented the piano.

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MeBpB TIL about Makgeolli, also referred to as takju (meaning ‘cloudy alcohol’), is a Korean fermented rice wine. It is traditionally made with three ingredients: rice, Korean fermentation starter called nuruk and water. Unpasteurized, it contains high concentrations of nutrients, probiotics, and enzymes.
woOaJ TIL there is a whale that roams alone and sings at a frequency no other whale can understand - dubbed 52 Hertz, he is the loneliest whale in the world
PYndE TIL soap operas get their name from radio series sponsored by soap manufacturers during the Great Depression aimed primarily for housewives working alone at home.
wLQg6 TIL that the concept of deviled eggs dates all the way back to 4th and 5th century AD.
BrbXL TIL: That a dead fish, if placed in the wake of an object in a stream of water, can "swim" upstream.