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Stethoscopes were invented so that doctors didn't have to put their ears against womens' chests to listen to the sound of their hearts and lungs.


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The first ever music video-cassette made available commercially was "The Touring Principle '79", which was released on this day in 1982. It consisted of footage of the British electronic musician Gary Numan performing live at London's Hammersmith Odeon in September 1979.


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During the Apollo 17 moon mission, the joints of the crew's space suits became gummed-up with moon dust thrown up by the wheels of their lunar rover, and as a result they could barely move.


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The Australian city of Melbourne was originally named "Batmania" after its founder, the explorer John Batman.


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On this day in 1985, the White House announced that President Reagan would visit the Nazi cemetery at Bitburg on a visit to West Germany in May of that year. The widely-criticised visit inspired the Ramones track, "My Brain Is Hanging Upside Down (Bonzo Goes To Bitburg)", which was released that June.


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When translated literally, the name of the pasta dish spaghetti alla puttanesca means "whore's style spaghetti" in Italian.


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On this day in 1967, the Boeing 737 jet airliner made its maiden flight. It entered commercial service a year later and remains popular with airlines worldwide for short and medium haul flights.


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On this day in 1977, the English punk rock band The Clash released their self-titled debut album through the UK arm of CBS Records. It was released with a different track listing in the United States in 1979.


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On this day in 1963, the Balkan nation of Yugoslavia was renamed the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and proclaimed its president, Marshal Josip Broz Tito, leader of the country for life.


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Despite 89% of wine in the united States of America being produced in California, all fifty states currently produce wine of some type.


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