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TIL that Beethoven and Mozart had met each other. One account that is frequently cited was when Beethoven on a leave of absence from the Bonn Court Orchestra, travelled to Vienna to meet Mozart. The year was 1787, Beethoven was just sixteen-years-old and Mozart was thirty.

by whatilearned November 13, 2021, 6:08 pm

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TIL several endangered species, especially red-crowned cranes and white-naped cranes, have found a strange refuge among the land mines, fortifications and total absence of people in Korea’s Demilitarized Zone.

by whatilearned October 9, 2021, 5:11 am

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How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and the Curious Absence of Scrum

by ProgrammerDude September 24, 2021, 6:41 pm

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TIL White Rabbit by Jefferson Airlplane was originally written/performed by Grace Slick when she was in The Great Society. It appeared on the Conspicuous Only in Its Absence album (1968).

by whatilearned September 17, 2021, 1:12 am

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TIL The absence of land mammals in New Zealand allowed birds to become dominant, and with fewer threats from predators many species became flightless. NZ is home to the most flightless birds having 16 out of the 60 species worldwide.

by whatilearned September 4, 2021, 6:05 am

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TIL a “dashboard” was a board or leather apron in front of a horse-drawn vehicle that guarded the driver and passengers from mud and water dashed up by horses. Early car designs retained the dashboard despite the absence of horses, and now it means the control panel in vehicles or computer displays.

by whatilearned September 2, 2021, 9:20 pm

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Steve Jobs Taking Medical Leave of Absence Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, says his health issues are "more complex" than he originally thought, so he is taking a medical leave of absence until the end of June.

by DailyHealthNews July 13, 2021, 8:22 pm

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Football Players Hurt Brain Without Concussions A small study of high school football players suggests that players who endure multiple impacts to the head may experience brain impairment, even in the absence of a diagnosed concussion.

by DailyHealthNews July 2, 2021, 6:42 am

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Antidepressants Prescribed Without Psychiatric Diagnosis Antidepressants may be increasingly prescribed by non-psychiatrists to treat medical disorders in the absence of a psychiatric diagnosis.

by DailyHealthNews June 26, 2021, 5:39 am

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TIL of wars extended by diplomatic irregularity, which are situations wherein a state of war technically exists between belligerent parties despite the absence of actual hostilities.

by whatilearned May 30, 2021, 1:29 pm

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TIL of Plastic Pyrolysis. A process of heating plastic in the absence of oxygen to create solid, liquid, and gaseous fuels. Literally turning plastic back into oil!

by whatilearned May 14, 2021, 3:18 am

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Week-Old COVID-19 Urology Guidelines Already Outdated The fast-pace of the pandemic means that physicians have to make decisions in the absence of any consensus guidance, and they are turning to social media for professional feedback.

by DailyHealthNews April 6, 2021, 9:04 pm

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