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TIL US Space Force members are called 'Guardians' and they are organized into 'Deltas'

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wgM7 TIL of a piece of music that the Vatican did not want copied down. Doing so was punishable by Excommunication. Mozart memorized it by ear at 14 and the ban was lifted
kObnB TIL "Happy Birthday To You" was created by a kindergarten teacher Patty Hill and her sister Mildred in 1912. It is the most recognized song in the English language. By one estimate, the song is the highest-earning single song in history.
0wXaj TIL:"no body, no murder" rule have arisen from the "Campden Wonder" case occurred in the 1660s A local man vanished and after an investigation, three individuals were hanged for his murder. Two years later, the supposed victim appeared, telling a story of having been abducted and enslaved in Turkey
X1Q TIL that St. Louis ran the 1904 Olympics so poorly that the Olympic movement nearly came to an end
oL8W TIL a group of vultures around a carcass is called a “wake”.