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TIL the meaning of Kraftwerk's song "Radioactivity" has evolved since debuting in 1976: it started as an observation of radioactivity being "in the air for you and me", then by 1992, had become an anti-nuclear protest with new lyrics. By 2012, "Fukushima" was added to the list of named disasters.

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woEYE TIL in 1926 a Canadian financier’s will left his Jamaican holiday home to 3 men who despised each other - as long as they lived in the property together; shares in a jockey club to anti-horse-racing advocates; and shares in a brewing company to Protestant ministers who opposed alcohol consumption.
AD7ya TIL: Max Planck's life was filled with tragedy. His wife died early, his oldest son died in WWI, his two twin daughters both died while giving birth, and lastly, his second son was executed by Nazi Germany because of his participation in the failed attempt to assassinate Hitler.
N7O8J TIL despite likely occurring multiple times a day across all oceans, the definitive causes behind rogue waves largely remain a mystery
BrKpW TIL the short-lived Dana Carvey Show had different sponsors each episode. As the ratings tanked, sponsors pulled out. The 1st episode was Taco Bell, the 4th was Diet Mug Root Beer, & the 6th was Szechuan Dynasty, a nearby Chinese restaurant. It was canceled after #7 (no sponsor)
0dw0L TIL that in 1945, Lycoming built the largest piston aircraft engine ever - with 36 cylinders, 127 liters of displacement and 5,000 hp.