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TIL that mass distribution is a primary factor in sword quality, affecting both the location of pivot points and the vibration dampening nodes.

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lovKV TIL the Vienna Philharmonic did not accept women into the orchestra until 1997 when they granted full member status to a harpist who had been playing with the orchestra for 27 years
Lkbjp TIL December 12th is Ding-A-Ling Day – a day to call friends and family that you haven’t spoken to in a while.
rR6le TIL that a Belarusian television company associated with the government of Belarus, created a show featuring four nerdy scientists living next to an attractive waitress named The Theorists. When the actors found out their show was an unlicensed rip of The Big Bang Theory, they quit.
Y7aYB TIL Monique Richard set out to be the first female to summit Canada's highest peak, Mt Logan, but needed rescue before she reached the peak. As of 2019, climbers were no longer permitted to summit Mt Logan by themselves, under any conditions.
8eaKb TIL about billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney, who has given away more than $8 billion and now lives in a rented apartment with a remaining balance of $2 million.