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TIL Brian Eno has described himself as a "non-musician".
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TIL In the late 1500s, two Dutch spectacle makers stacked a number of lenses in a tube and realized that, together, they made items appear much larger than under a single magnifying glass. Because the maximum magnification was only 9x, they were more of a novelty than a scientific instrument
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TIL that around age 13, kids’ brains shift from focusing on their mothers’ voices to favour new voices
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TIL A new British owl sanctuary was opened in 2009 just to house all the pet owls abandoned by Harry Potter fans
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TIL footballer Jimmy Greaves was signed for £99,999 by manager Bill Nicholson, as he didn’t want him to be saddled with the pressure of being the first £100,000 player
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TIL that the Ancient Egyptians used 12 months of exactly 30 days, with 5 days of festivities at the end to add up to 365