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

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AZng TIL that tampons were originally designed for bullet wounds
4XBL6 TIL that Star Trek character astromycologist Paul Stamets has his name as an allusion to real-life mycologist, entrepreneur and author Paul Stamets, who advocates for the ecological benefits of mushrooms
Avow TIL Netfix outranks Cable TV in the United States, having more subscribers
x6p6g TIL that in the Battle of the Nile, Admiral Francois-Paul Brueys's hands, face, and arms were mauled by cannonfire: he continued to command, when a cannonball severed both his legs. He then ordered his men to strap him to an armchair and continued to order his men until his ship, L'Orient, blew up.
nr6d TIL The Simpsons are responsible for the popularisation of the word ‘meh’.