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TIL that Anton Chekhov, known for his poignant, dark, open-ended short stories started out writing light hearted comedies.

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Oo0nX TIL Hawaii's King Kamehameha II (1819-24) was heavily influenced by Christian Missionaries. He ended the ancient religious laws, disbanded Hawaiian priests and destroyed temples. However he never converted to Christianity because he refused to give up his five wives, especially his half-sister.
WWmY TIL the original Washington monument paid for by Congress was a statue of him shirtless as Zeus called “Enthroned Washington.” It became a laughing stock, inspired a group of citizens to raise money privately for the current monument, and now resides in the Smithsonian.
R74Bw TIL the movie Stuart Little had a long-lost Hungarian painting hanging in the background. The masterpiece was lost before WWII, and was discovered in 2009 when an art historian watched Stuart Little with his daughter. The film's set designer had found the painting at an antiques shop in California.
Yx67 TIL Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse where the abuser manipulates situations repeatedly to trick the victim into distrusting his or her own memory and perceptions.
1a0DO TIL TIL Despite "Timmy's In The Well" being what most people remember from the famous show "Lassie" which ran for 571 episodes that scene never happened. Timmy never fell down a well, he did however fall into abandoned mine shafts, off cliffs, into rivers, lakes and quicksand, to name a few.