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TIL Freddie Mercury’s range went from a Bass low F to a Soprano high F without using his falsetto

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Y7X6W TIL that photographer Yousuf Karsh used a joke from the Pope to make Mandela feel comfortable for a photo shoot
wKB6 TIL in the 1960s the New York based Anarchist group “Black Mask” disrupted cultural events by handing out made up flyers of art events to the homeless with the lure of free drinks
gMV9W TIL In the past, Aboriginal people tapped the Eucalyptus gunnii to allow the sap, resembling maple syrup, to collect in hollows in the bark or at the base of the tree. Ever-present yeast would ferment the liquid to an alcoholic, cider-like beverage.
XBGR TIL that before the invention of the heart-lung machine, surgeons used “cross circulation” for open heart surgeries - a child was connected to their parent’s heart, which oxygenated the patient’s blood and pumped it back in.
9wYp6 TIL that the Creatonotos gangis moth spreads pheromones using long appendages called hair-pencils.