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TIL that babies have a reasting heart rate of 100 to 160 BPM

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M9Ma TIL The first streaming music service started in 1897. Users in New York could pick up their phones and connect to the Telharmonium, a central hub that would pipe music being played live by two musicians playing 24 hours a day.
xVnMB TIL in 2018, NYC had a period where (for the first time ever) it had a lower murder rate than London, causing many people to believe London became more dangerous. In truth, it was likely heavy snow that caused the lower rate in NYC. By the end of the year, NYC had double the murder rate.
aw1X0 TIL that air conditioning was originally created to keep moist air in a printing plant from wrinkling magazine pages.
RmV8 TIL the audio levels in recorded music have increased since the early 1990s with many experts saying it leads to reduced sound quality and listener enjoyment. This is known as the “Loudness War”.
691YQ TIL Princess Diana's Great (×14) Grandfather was a nobleman born in 1455 named John Spencer. He was also the Great (x13) Grandfather of Winston Churchill.