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TIL of accidental Stereo Sound. Where by Two recorders with microphones in different positions captured both left and right audio of an artist’s recording session. Decades later these recordings were then merged together to give stereo sound, pre-dating true stereophonic sound by a good 20 years

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yQPRJ TIL the average age of the signers of the American Declaration of Independence was 44. On the entire list of American Revolution participants, the youngest was Andrew Jackson, aged 9, and the oldest was Samuel Whittemore, 81 as of July 4, 1776. Eight were under 18 years of age.
LEAr TIL that Stevie Wonder was in a near fatal car crash that left him in a coma. Doctors could not get him to respond to any external stimuli. After four days, his tour director sang the melody of “Higher Ground” into the singer’s ear, and Wonder responded by moving his fingers in time with the song.
N70B1 TIL the creators of "South Park," Trey Parker and Matt Stone, co-created one of the most successful Broadway musicals, "The Book of Mormon." Their production won a Tony award for "Best Musical", a Grammy for "Best Musical Theater Album", and has grossed over $500 million dollars.
gMEZb TIL of Ranald MacDonald, a Chinook/Scotsman from Oregon Country, who went to Japan in 1848 despite its strict isolationist policy. Risking death, he pretended to be shipwrecked & got captured. While imprisoned, the gov't sent 14 samurai to be his pupils, as he became Japan's first English teacher.
0dmKR TIL in 2005 graffiti artist David Choe was offered $60,000 to paint murals at Facebook headquarters. He chose to take the compensation in stock. Eventually being worth more than $200,000,000.