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TIL that while there are still traditional blimps in use, as of 2017, the “Goodyear Blimps” are actually a type of modern semi-rigid Zeppelin, manufactured by the Zeppelin NT corporation.

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TIL that while there are still traditional blimps in use, as of 2017, the “Goodyear Blimps” are actually a type of modern semi-rigid Zeppelin, manufactured by the Zeppelin NT corporation.

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TIL future actor Michael Clarke Duncan participated in the 1979 Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in Chicago, where he slid into third base, had a silver belt buckle stolen, and stole a bat from the dugout.

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TIL: Algeria during the 1840 War, French troops had a drink prepared with coffee syrup and water. The drink was brought to France, it’s called a mazagran named after the town. In the 1990s, Starbucks and PepsiCo made mazagran carbonated, but failed, leading to the creation of the frappucino.

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TIL that violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini lost his fortune on a failed Paris casino, auctioning his instruments to recoup losses. When he died in 1840, rumours of a pact with the devil led the Church to deny him a Catholic burial; his body was finally interred in 1876.

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