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TIL the English word for Trombone used to be Sackbut

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KdJR TIL that in 2006 NASA admitted that they no longer had the original video tapes of the moon landing because they recorded over them.
aERo TIL in 2008 the makers of square-shaped Shreddies breakfast cereal ran an ad campaign promoting their ‘new’ diamond-shaped version. Sales increased by 18%.
jNOeN TIL that a bottlenose dolphin could swim up to 22 miles per hour(35 kilometers per hour) and when they're asleep, they keep half of its brain awake in order to keep breathing
Rvrj TIL that Bryan Cranston voiced many monsters in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the Blue Ranger (Billy Cranston) is named after him
DNjD TIL that in 1951, MGM owed the dog who played Lassie $40,000 in back pay. Not planning any more Lassie movies, MGM instead gave the rights to the Lassie trademark to the dog’s trainer, who spun it off into a TV show that ran for 19 seasons.