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TIL that much of the sound you hear on sports on TV is actually fake and that for example the sounds you hear in horse racing TV coverage is really sampled from a slowed-down buffalo charge.

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Wnwo TIL A scientist named Carl Djerassi not only developed the birth control pill, but also wrote over 1200 papers on different subjects, and wrote one of the first artificial intelligence programs..in 1965. A program called DENDRAL, which could automatically discover unknown forms of medications.
8a8QZ TIL the ship HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen was ordered to return to Australia after a Japanese attack. To avoid another ambush the crew camouflaged the ship with jungle foliage to give the impression of a small island and traveled only at night. It was the only ship of its class to successfully arrive.
DMjV TIL in 1602 The Dutch East India Company undertook the world’s first IPO and, therefore, became the first public company to issue stock.
X0vLr TIL Soap Was Once Made of Animal Fat and Wood Ashes
5VoEr TIL that FIFA funded a movie about the origins of FIFA itself, called "United Passions". It was also a major box-office bomb, losing $26.8 million worldwide, and is considered to be one of the worst films of all time