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TIL of a one handed drum roll technique known as a “Gravity Roll” or a “Gravity Blast”. The drummer strikes the drum, rests the stick on the rim of the drum, bringing the back of the stick down in a seesaw motion, then quickly brings the stick back up, striking the drum again.

A80n TIL that in Japan, fake food (called sampuru from the English “sample”) is a multi-billion yen industry. The replicas, which are made of plastic and typically cost 10 or 20 times the amount of the food they imitate, are mostly handmade by trained artists in an almost century-old tradition.
yQngv TIL that Kato Kaelin, the man staying in OJ Simpsons guest house during the Simpson/Goldman murders, won a landmark libel case against the tabloid National Examiner for a headline saying "Cops think Kato did it!"
KYJRB TIL Shrek was based on a picture book from 1990. It about him (and eventually the princess) embracing his/their ugliness.
grAJ4 TIL Michelle Philpots suffered traumatic brain injuries after two motor vehicle accidents in 1985 & 1990. In 1994, epilepsy developed & led to anterograde amnesia. Each day, she wakes up believing it's still '94 & her husband has to convince her of their 1997 marriage using a photo album as proof.
16Q9V TIL that Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian engineer and economist who is considered one of the pioneers of game theory, experienced a notable personal setback when his wife left him for a servant, an event that reportedly had a significant impact on his life and work