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TIL that there is a record player that substitutes lasers for the needle, which prevents damage to the vinyl.

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ng5G TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was 5'7" which was an average male height in his lifetime. His supposed “shortness” was British propaganda that is still generally believed to this day.
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