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TIL as a child Jimi Hendrix, being left-handed, would secretly restring his guitars to fit his left hand, but when his superstitious father was around (who believed it was bad luck to play with your left hand), he taught himself to play the normal guitar upside down.

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vPG4R TIL that in the 2022 World Cup, Qatar became the first host nation to lose its opening match, the first host nation to lose all three of its matches, the first host nation to be eliminated from the tournament in two matches and the first host nation to have 0 points at the end of the group stage
oLVL TIL That in a 1999 poll of guitarists, Noel Gallagher was voted the most overrated guitarist of the millenium, which was the award he most enjoyed receiving.
KxdB TIL In the mid 1990’s the bees in an apple-growing region of China called Maoxian County, disappeared. People then started pollinating apple trees by hand using brushes made of chopsticks and chicken feathers.As a result, apple production increased 30-40%.
YpnNv TIL of the Cathars, a medieval Christian sect notable for its belief that the God of the Old Testament, the Creator, is evil, and perhaps Satan. Instead, they worship the New Testament God, who they believe created the spiritual world, and is truly omnibenevolent.
Xjw8 TIL “Lucifer’s Gas” aka O2F2 is so reactive, it will combust anything warmer than -300F. It allegedly reacts even with Gold