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TIL Nirvana’s album In Utero was recorded in only 2 weeks, and all instrumentation was recorded together as a band. Grohl’s drumset alone had 30 mics positioned around it.

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kObA4 TIL Jerry Lawson pioneered home video gaming in the 1970's by helping to invent the Fairchild Channel F, the first system with interchangeable cartridges. One of few black engineers in computing at the time, he unfortunately received less recognition than deserved due to the Channel F's poor sales.
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Ov1a TIL There was a widespread and organized series of poisonings committed by Chicago waiters in 1918. While most cases weren’t serious, there were several fatalities. Their targets were bad tippers.