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TiL That Aphex Twin once played a set using sandpaper instead of vinyl - and a blender

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89y4 TIL There’s a hotel that has been opened since year 705
v1E17 TIL that inventor Yoshiro Nakamatsu, who has filed over 3300 patents, dives underwater till he is "0.5 seconds before death", to come up with ideas. He believes that the deprivation of Oxygen helps his thinking process.
ANZbo TIL that a pinch of salt to black coffee reduces the bitterness, making it much more palatable. This can helpful if you need to reduce sugar or lactose for your health, of which you can reduce the salt once your palate has adjusted. Sodium warning for those it affects.
KYgva TIL there have been two different Popes, including Pope Francis, who are honorary Harlem Globetrotters.
0XpL TIL in 1982,a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was beaten to death by Chrysler plant superintendent Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael Nit because they were out of work due to competition from Japanese auto-makers. In the end, they were sentenced to three years probation and a $3000 fine.