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TIL that Billy Joel stopped a song mid-performance at the Grammys to protest Frank Sinatra’s acceptance speech being cut short to appease advertisers. (moment at three minute mark)

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v1x5K TIL that physicist Wallace Sabine was assigned the impossible task of fixing the sound quality of a poorly designed lecture hall. Despite having no background in acoustics, he discovered a relationship between chamber size, absorption surface and sound quality. Thus founding the field of acoustics.
Yp8PA TIL that western sahara nationality law stuipulates that "children must respect their parents".
Ll0 TIL there is Play-doh Cologne.
Bx5K TIL pregnant Muslim women who fast during Ramadan are likely to have smaller babies who will be more prone to learning disabilities in adulthood.
KYNXR TIL The Mendoza Line is baseball jargon for a .200 batting average, the supposed threshold for offensive futility at the Major League level. It is named after shortstop Mario Mendoza, who failed to reach .200 five times in his nine big league seasons.