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Today I learned about moondog, an early adopter of musical minimalism.

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6rw7 TIL that at the start of WWI, Italy developed the Villar Perosa Double Machine Gun that could fire 1200-1500 rounds per minute, but they were unable to figure out a practical use for it until the end of the war.
ryYW TIL spider web silk was once used for crosshairs in rifles.
oRD8 TIL Japan holds the world record for largest orgy.
40BR TIL the Sims games actually have a storyline and the Sims 3 is actually a prequel to the first two games.
W7g8A TIL many English words and phrases are loaned from Chinese merchants interacting with British sailors like "chop chop," "long time no see," "no pain no gain," "no can do," and "look see"