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TIL that the world's largest collection of flutes (yes, the musical instrument) is held by the US Library of Congress.

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mxy7M TIL about "Delay-Interval Delivery" where twins are delivered up to weeks apart to help increase survival chances of both babies.
YgEv TIL that in the 1950’s The United States military launched 480 million copper needles into space, effectively creating an artificial ionosphere. The needles were meant to be used to facilitate global communication. It was called Project West Ford.
O1QR TIL Rowan Atkinson suffers from a stammer, so he uses over-articulation as a technique to overcome problematic consonants (like ‘B’).
nLvP TIL Patrick Stewart was the original narrator of “The Nightmare Before Christmas,”. Although, Tim Burton eventually cut his narration and changed the voice, the film’s composer, Danny Elfman, kept Stewart’s original recording in his soundtrack because he liked the actor’s reading better.
8lka TIL: Slave ants get revenge by killing their captors’ babies