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TIL Brian Wecht, member of comedy band "Ninja sex party" started a kid friendly band called "go banana go"

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m90x TIL that in the moment leading up to the verdict announcement of the O.J. Simpson murder case, trading volume on the NYSE decreased by 41%, water usage decreased as people avoided using bathrooms, and so much work stopped that the verdict cost an estimated $480 million in lost productivity.
oRPA7 TIL two Indian scientists discovered (and published in Nature) the Pion particles more than 5 years before the team led by British scientist C.F. Powell who was later awarded the Nobel prize for this discovery.
8mE4 TIL a gymnast scored a perfect 10 in the 1976 olympics, the scoreboard couldn’t go that high so a 1.0 was displayed
nvaY TIL That Memorial Day is meant to honor those who died, not those who served and are still alive.