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TIL Scientists can read ancient sealed documents and book without opening them

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d8w58 TIL the founder of Yamaha carried his first prototype reed organ over his shoulder on a pole (by foot!) through the mountains on his way to show it off at the Tokyo Music Institute. After it was criticized harshly, Yamaha studied music theory for months in order to deliver an improved prototype.
PYnw TIL the human body creates 7 miles of blood vessels for every one pound of fat you gain. This is the reason obesity is so bad for the heart.
1N98 TIL that in 1881 an ice floe forced the Sharp’s Island Lighthouse off its foundations, after which it floated nearly five miles down the Chesapeake—with its keepers still inside—until it ran aground, allowing the men to escape unharmed.
loxOr TIL when Buddy Holly was killed in a plane crash, his pregnant wife heard the news on television and suffered a miscarriage as a result. Since then, it became policy to notify family of tragedy before names became public.
4klkw TIL that Hallmark movies have been airing since 1951, and many of the early films dramatized the lives of historical figures such as Florence Nightingale and Frederic Chopin.