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TIL Frank Zappa came up with a way to distribute music digitally in the 80's

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yVQ8a TIL Yellowstone National Park allows visitors to spread loved one's ashes over the park via airplane
PYDeG TIL that the flash from cameras does not harm artwork. In a 1995 study, the London National Gallery concluded that camera flash is dangerous after measuring the color change in test pigments that were exposed to over 1,000,000 flashes. However, the control group showed the same amount of change.
NXBR6 TIL that the winners of the 1992 European Football Championship, Denmark, weren't meant to compete in the tournament. Yugoslavia qualified ahead of Denmark, but was disqualified as a result of the civil war happening at the time
0Zn5 TIL that the worlds 5th oldest tree, The Senator, was burned down by a meth addict.
X8m6 TIL scientists used a medieval recipe for a salve including wine, garlic, and oxgall mixed for 9 days to successfully kill MRSA bacteria