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TIL there exists an entire scientific paper on the phase mechanics of cacio e pepe sauce, complete with a scientifically optimized recipe based on the writers’ findings

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j6P9N TIL Robert Fripp, Guitarist and Founder of King Crimson composed the Windows Vista startup sound
mxlEx TIL a UFC fan happened to get fighter Rory MacDonald’s old cell phone number and was selecting Rory’s walk out music via text messages without Rory or the UFC finding out for years.
l7M7G TIL Ulysses S. Grant presidency's historical assessment and reputation suffered considerably due to the "Lost Cause" myth spread by Confederate sympathizers around the turn of the 20th century, before starting to recover in the 21st century.
B6Mk TIL Don LaFontaine, who was nicknamed “Thunder Throat” and “The Voice of God”, voiced over 5,000 movie trailers. His final voice over role was for an episode of Phineas and Ferb, in which he said in his final line: “In a world … There, I said it. Happy?”
5YWRD TIL in Germany in 2014, Pong was added to some traffic lights for pedestrians across the road to play with eachother. It's known as 'StreetPong'.