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TIL that Louis Armstrong, an influential jazz figure, didn't receive formal musical training until he was arrested for firing a pistol at age 11. In there, the music teacher, Peter Davis, taught him how to play the bugle and cornet. In retrospect, Louis said that was when "me and music got married."

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LQ5Y9 TIL Walmart has a "Code Brown" that activates during a suspected mass shooter event. Associates are trained to help customers escape through certain exits or to hide. This code was issued during the 2019 El Paso Shooting and several employees were commended for their bravery by the US president.
yQWav TIL a woman's advanced metastatic breast cancer was cured with an experimental immunotherapy treatment. DNA in Judy Perkins' tumor tissue was analyzed for mutations specific to her cancer; billions of her unique T cells were lab-grown & infused back into her body with the aid of two drugs.
aw4ZJ TIL 9 year old Rachel Beckwith started a $300 fundraiser for clean water. She asked friends and family to donate $9 instead of B-day presents. She only raised $220, and sadly died in a car accident soon after. Her story spread, her $220 grew to $1.2 million, providing clean water to 37,770 people.
EgZnp TIL in 1933 'stereo records' invented by Alan Dower Blumlein. Sadly, Blumlein did not live to see the lasting impact his many innovations had. He was killed on 7 June 1942, when the Halifax bomber he was flying in crashed during a trial of the H2S radar system. He was 38.
QNBPM TIL that Kobe Bryant is the first person to have earned Olympic medals and an Academy Award. Two golds for 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics Basketball. The Oscar for 2018 Best Animated Short Film "Dear Basketball".