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TIL that Pablo Picasso was questioned as a possible suspect when the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911.

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j6Loj TIL that Los del Rio, the duo responsible for the worldwide 1995 hit “Macarena,” was formed in 1962. The band had released 18 albums prior to their hit single, and the members were in their mid 50s when it came out.
7r9Y7 TIL the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa released the equivalent energy of 13,000 Hiroshima bombs, or enough to power the average US home for more than 20 million years.
gMpbA TIL that Bede (CE 673-735) referred to the Earth as an “orb” and wrote that “it is not merely circular like a shield or spread out like a wheel, but resembles more a ball.” This idea was repeated by philosophers, mathematicians, and astronomers throughout the Middle Ages.
x68yB TIL about Max Mosley, the son of infamous fascist Oswald Mosley who got into competitive racing after learning of its indifference to his background.
oBJo TIL that the reason for Sylvester Stallone’s snarl/slurred speech was an accident at birth, during which his Obstetrician accidentally severed a nerve and caused semi-paralysis in parts of Stallone’s face.