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TIL when co-inventing the CD, Sony and Phillips agreed the length should be 74 minutes as to fit Beethoven’s 9th Symphony

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E1Lyo TIL when two-time world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury was born, he only weighed 1lb
MeGea TIL of Erik Weihenmayer, the only Blind person to have climbed the Seven Summits of every continent, and the first/one of the only Blind persons to climb Mt. Everest.
rNA0W TIL that the UK has a national fish farm to breed course fish to help restock rivers and stillwaters - it was founded in 1940.
b6y1j TIL Despite his short life, 35 years, Mozart was able to influence the classical music scene with more than 800 works.representing every western classical genre of his time.
WkoRX TIL of a Brazilian millionaire who planned to bury his Bentley so he could drive around in the afterlife. After receiving backlash he revealed it was a PR stunt for organ donation, stating "most people bury something a lot more valuable than my car...healthy organs that will save so many lives."