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TIL because Western music were so hard to come by in Soviet Russia, a counter culture known as the “stilyagi” began developing bootleg vinyl records from X-rays—also known as “bones”—that they would then sell on the black market. Getting caught with one resulted in 3-5 years in a hard labor camp.

r8D1 TIL in 1975 a cat was listed as co-author on a physics paper because the author had incorrectly used the royal “we” throughout the paper and didn’t want to typewrite the whole thing again
x65E0 TIL that in Dec 1899/ Jan 1900 the SS Warrimoo existed simultaneously in two different seasons, two different hemispheres, two different days, two different months, two different years, two different decades, and two different centuries!
W7ggN TIL Saint Catherine was tortured on a wheel by the Emperor Maxentius for refusing to renounce her Christian faith. The wheel broke and Catherine was eventually beheaded instead. Her martyrdom is remembered in the firework called the 'Catherine Wheel'.
JXpv TIL Maj Donnie Dunagan served three tours in Vietnam, earned a Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts, was promoted a record 13 times in 21 years…and was the voice of Bambi
VMDBp TIL of the phenomenon known as misophonia where certain repetitive sounds (commonly chewing) trigger specific emotional responses that are intolerant towards that noise. Common reactions are anger, annoyance, disgust, and even panic in an attempt to get away from the noise.