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Today I learned that Warsaw uses Mussels for water quality monitoring!

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6g7X TIL that because sounds in the minor key can make us sad & ones in the major key can make us happy, prolonged ambient noises in our surroundings [A/C motor, fridge running, dial-tones, beeps, etc] can actually have an effect on our moods.
v1byr TIL of the sitcom pilot, "Where's Rodney" which aired once as a burn off during the summer on NBC in 1990, and was about a kid who can magically summon Rodney Dangerfield to give him advice.
BZxd TIL that in 1912 someone invented a 2 wheel car that used gyroscopes to stay upright, and it was based on a fictional book released only a year before.
6EE7m TIL that in 1947, after the price of a chocolate bar increased from 5 cents to 8 cents, 200 kids marched and protested on the capitol building in British Columbia, shutting down the government for a day. It is known as " The Candy Bar Strike".
XklX TIL In 1964, during their first American tour, The Beatles refused to play their scheduled concert in Jacksonville until the audience was desegregated.