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TIL the Word "Piano" is a Shortened form of "Pianoforte"

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grMgL TIL Eastern Whip-poor-wills lay their eggs in phase with the lunar cycle, so that they hatch on average 10 days before a full moon. When the moon is near full, the adults can forage the entire night and capture large quantities of insects to feed to their nestlings.
P1M8V TIL North Korea set up a large middle school in Pyongyang for ethnic Chinese students in 1955. When news of the Chinese Cultural Revolution reached students in 1966, they openly chanted Mao songs and teachings, Communist slogans, attacked the principal's office, resulting in closure of the school
eNk6 TIL Michael Jackson was bald and wore wigs to conceal it. Autopsy report confirms.
DZWe TIL there’s a ship that’s designed to turn its bow up into the air, while the rest of the ship submerges, turning it into a buoy.
woKE TIL: Comic Sans was created for Microsoft Bob