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TIL Aphex Twin encoded a secret picture of a grinning face into a song on his 1999 ‘Windowlicker’ EP

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Z8KZo TIL When Japanese prime minister Keizō Obuchi was a young man and short on money, he travelled to thirty-eight countries, completely circumnavigating the globe and taking odd jobs as he went. These included being a dishwasher, an assistant aikido instructor and a TV camera crew assistant in Berlin
Lklm0 TIL The summit of Mt. Everest is marine limestone, meaning the highest point on Earth was once ocean seafloor.
vPYm8 TIL that the first use of the phrase "son-of-a-bitch" in American literature was in the 1823 book "Seventy-Six" by John Neal about the American Revolutionary War. Seventy-Six was criticized at the time for its use of profanity and was noted for its use of colloquialisms.
4Maa TIL Scientists took advantage of the three-day flight ban over the US after 9/11 to conduct experiments on the effect on the atmosphere of jet planes. They found the days were a little warmer and the nights cooler, suggesting that the exhaust trails planes leave in the sky act like clouds.
Apg7 TIL Larry David secured a $1.7 BILLION syndication deal after Seinfeld ended. Payments will be made until the $1.7B is reached.