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

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m1drP Today I learned, as a kid Kirk Hammet from Metallica saw his neighbor fuck his dog
vPjAr TIL: Wearing glasses used to have a negative connotation as it relates to moneylenders. This led to Hitler refusing to be photographed in glasses. However, recently glasses make individuals seem smarter and defense attorneys have since used the "nerd defense" by making violent defendants wear them.
KYMx6 TIL that in 2012, German animal rights groups estimated that up to 500,000 animals were dying each year to "excessive sex practices." Later that year, Germany would criminalize bestiality.
6EgpX TIL there are almost 2x more kangaroos in Australia than humans.
R7Jj TIL the Yucatan peninsula is named after the Mayan phrase meaning, “I don’t understand what you’re saying.” in response to the Spaniards asking where they were.