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TIL of musician Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Levone Anderson), whose label gave him the stage name U.S. Bonds in the hopes of getting him accidental attention through public service announcements advertising the sale of government bonds (i.e. buy U.S. Bonds).

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DARY TIL in 1892, during a massive general labor strike in New Orleans, white and black workers united in an effort to gain better working conditions. Although commercial representatives tried to divide the workers by race, spreading stories of ‘negro mobs’ victimizing whites, the workers remained united
999Q TIL that the characteristic steam plumes that rise from the streets of NYC are caused by a massive pipe network that carries steam (at 175°C) used for energy and cleaning solutions. It’s the biggest of its kind in the world and it’s been around since 1882.
oP6A TIL While Cambridge was closed due to the Bubonic Plague, Sir Isaac Newton invented Calculus over the course of 18 months
Je8j TIL that receptive agnosia is an inability to understand music. Sufferers regard music as simply “noise”, often compared to drainpipes or drills, or other invasive forms of background noise.