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TIL ‘Queen’s Brian May Uses A Sixpence British Coin Instead Of A Guitar Pick… and occasionally uses its serrated edge against the strings for certain sounds.’

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0wLYp TIL the MOSFET (the transistor) is the single most manufactured item in human history, with 13 sextillion (1.3 × 10²²) created since 1960— equivalent to two transistors for every tonne of matter for the entire planet
nWy07 TIL that Phantom Islands appeared on maps but later found not to exist. They often stem from early sailors' reports, navigational errors, or deliberate fabrications, and some lingered on maps for centuries before being debunked.
VMbd0 TIL that the Olympic Rings logo represents Earth's five continents and the colors of the rings, with the white background, were chosen because those colors could make every country's flag as each existed in 1915.
YXE7 TIL Martha Stewart once dated Anthony Hopkins, but broke it off because she couldn’t get it out of her head that he was Hannibal Lector. Verified by her in a NPR: Wait Wait interview
Z04a TIL that the ACA mandates that women’s birth control be free, but explicitly denies the same benefits to men; making tubal litigation free for women, but charging thousands for vasectomies.