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TIL Idris Elba broke an 88-year-old land speed record in a Bentley

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nWndG TIL that the saying "Up the River" originated from being sent by boat up the Hudson River to Sing Sing Prison.
D1GJD TIL that Non-Muslims are forbidden to enter Mecca
9GvD TIL children who learn a musical instrument begin to hear and process sounds that they couldn’t otherwise hear. This helps them develop “neurophysiological distinction” between certain sounds that can aid in literacy.
omBo TIL M. Night Shyamalan wrote the 90’s hit “She’s All That”.
Wk08Y TIL that Alan Silvestri, composer for the soundtrack to 'Back to the Future' and 'The Avengers', learned to score a film from a book on film scoring. He bought it the night before a meeting with the producer of 'The Doberman Gang'