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TIL Mozart wrote a concerto for flute and harp on commission for a French flutist and his harpist daughter. Mozart was never paid for the pierce and therefore he never wrote for the harp again. In Mozart's 40 concertos, he only wrote once for the combined flute and harp

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Br8ee TIL of Aleksander Doba, a Polish kayaker known primarily for his long voyages across oceans. He kayaked across the Atlantic Ocean under his own power on three separate occasions. He completed his last crossing at the age of 70. His passages remain the longest open-water kayak voyages ever made
gLe4 TIL The Russian tried to dig a hole through the Earth’s crust in the 1970’s. They reached 40,318 feet deep before they stopped. It is still the deepest hole humans have ever dug.
MjLW TIL that Bacon became a forced meme and went viral because the meat industry had a glut of pork belly and bribed restaurants to put bacon in everything.
GEPG TIL in 1969, a musician named Jim Sullivan recorded an album called “U.F.O.“, which featured strange lyrics about leaving his family and being abducted by aliens. Sullivan disappeared six years later without a trace, the only piece of evidence being his abandoned car found on a desert road.
XEPGr TIL that founding member, and drummer of Avenged Sevenfold, James "The Rev" Sullivan wrote a song titled "Death" then said "That's it, that's the last song for this record." just 3 days before passing away on Dec, 28th 2009.