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TIL that ancient Britons come mainly from Spain

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Eb1p TIL that the first instance of Telephone hold music was a mistake that was caused by a loose piece of wire touching a metal girder at a factory. It turned the building into a giant radio antenna that would play music from a next-door radio station when people were put on hold.
4k0rb TIL in 1973, illusionist Uri Geller, famous for spoon bending acts, tricked the CIA into believing he had psychic powers. During classified experiments at Stanford Research Institute, he replicated hidden drawings convincingly using stage magic.
LQBX0 TIL a sheep in New Zealand avoided being caught and shorn by hiding in caves for 6 years. When finally found, his fleece contained enough wool to make 20 large men's suits.
6ZJl TIL MTV’s “Clone High” cartoon was cancelled when people in India conducted a massive hunger strike after Googling a Maxim article depicting Gandhi, and coming across the cartoon, which featured Gandhi as a character.
AxEB TIL that between 1970 and 1980, 2 billionaire brothers attempted to corner the silver market. They owned an estimated 1/3rd of the world supply when in 1980 the silver price collapsed with 80%. The brothers lost over a billion dollars.