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TIL that Guitar Center was originally named The Organ Center. When the Beatles became popular, the organ supplier demanded that Organ Center begin selling Vox guitar amplifiers.

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vPNv8 TIL that many of the infamous "medieval" torture devices, like the Iron Maiden, were actually invented during the 18th and 19th centuries, not the Middle Ages.
XE1lP TIL of Heart Attack Grill, a Las Vegas restaurant where people over 350 lbs. eat free. 3 people have died while eating there, and the only vegan option on their menu is cigarettes.
nDpd TIL that the 1946 ‘Adventures of Superman’ radio show revealed the 'secret’ codes and rituals of the KKK, making it a laughingstock and drying up Klan recruitment almost overnight
lo4P5 TIL: The Roman emperor Caligula loved his horse Incitatus so much that he tried to turn the horse into a senator. His plan for equine politics was cut short by his assassination. Many historians believe the stunt was to humiliate his fellow senators.
Rx89 TIL the musicians aboard the Titanic were legally classified as independent contractors instead of crew members. Because of this, their families received no survivor benefits.