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TIL that the work of composer Antonio Vivaldi was almost completely lost until the 20th century, when violinist Fritz Kreisler published one of his own pieces as a fake "Vivaldi". This prompted a major resurgence in academic interest in Vivaldi, and his "Four Seasons" is now especially famous.

vPp6j TIL September is the most popular month for birthdays in the U.S. Sep. 9 is the most common birthday date. More babies have been born on Sept. 9 than any other day of the year, according to data compiled by FiveThirtyEight, based on registered births in the U.S. from 1994 to 2014.
oRgWK TIL that the Tallest Building in Belize is a 9th Century Mayan Temple
e6ln TIL that American Rapper, 50 cent, made most of his fortune not from rapping but from an investment/stake in Vitamin Water before its sale from Glaceau to Coca-Cola making 10 times more money than he had ever made rapping
8anV4 TIL that Spirit Airlines once had a person in charge of writing apology letters to disappointed customers. The "senior manager of proactive customer communications" mailed off about 20,000 apologies a year. Each one explained what went wrong on a flight and contained the manager's direct phone line.
Me7bK TIL that arguably the person credited with saving the most lives in human history is WWI chemical weapons scientist, Fritz Haber. His work directly lead to the deaths of hundreds of thousands during the war, while accidentally saving billions from starvation by developing a way to convert N2 to NH3.