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TIL about the Celeste piano

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OjJ6 TIL that a benign mold is added to the casing on traditionally dried-cured Italian meats to act as a natural preservative and antioxidant so the meat does not become “rancid”.
4XOwb TIL when Trevor Noah was growing up in Apartheid, his parents had to always walk on separate sides of the street, and whenever either parent was confronted about him, they had to deny that he was their child.
gKvy TIL the film trucks used on the film “The Warriors” were “protected” by a real gang called The Mongrels for $500 a day. A member of the gang approached the film crew and said “we’d love to protect them for you.” A gang mediator from the police department told the crew to pay them.
x6vK5 TIL Female Hyenas have a penis (technically a pseudo-penis) which they use for urination, intercourse, and giving birth.
69X9Z TIL a heat wave in Europe in 2003 killed over 70,000 people.