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TIL The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra auditioned ten dogs for a rare performance of Leopold Mozart’s Hunting Horn Symphony, which calls for four hunting horns, off-stage rifle fire and a chorus of barking dogs. The ten hairy finalists were selected from a series of hopeful video submissions

mxNXx TIL The electric vibrator was the fifth home electronic ever invented. It was prescribed to women who experienced what doctors called "hysteria" In addition: "If a woman became flushed and happy from her pelvic massage, she was said to have underwent a 'hysterical paroxysm.'"
b9N4a TIL that Bob Clark directed Black Christmas (1974), one of the most terrifying holiday films of all time; just under a decade later, he directed A Christmas Story (1983), one of the most beloved holiday films of all time.
Z8EKR TIL Pardoned convict Thomas Pamphlett was shipwrecked and castaway in the Moreton Bay area, Australia, 1823, & was rescued after several months. But he committed another crime, & was sentenced to 7 years’ transportation to the new penal colony... in Moreton Bay.
9YJY6 TIL in 1994, country music singer Alan Jackson was asked to use a pre-recorded version of his song 'Gone Country' when performing live at the award show. He protested by having his drummer perform with no drum sticks in his hand the whole performance
R7XL4 TIL 'Big Bird' has a mexican cousin called 'Abelardo Montoya', who was the main character of Mexico's version of Plaza Sésamo. Later many countries created their own versions, all Big Bird's cousins.