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TIL that in 2017, a dead grasshopper was found in an 1889 Vincent van Gogh painting. A scientist discovered that the insect’s thorax and abdomen were missing and there was no sign of movement in the surrounding paint. So, it was already dead when it somehow landed on the artist’s wet canvas.

p8Nnp TIL, Edsel Ford was responsible for previous generations of the Lincoln Continental automobile, and would also bring hydraulic brakes to cars, he also had a role in producing military products at Willow Run in the 1940s.
J15vB TIL that in the 60s, the Metropolitan Police in London removed about 90 illegally-parked cars a day by simply driving them to the pound. Their vehicle removal units carried boxes of keys that fitted about 90% of vehicles, so towing was only necessary in the minority of cases.
Y7YPA TIL That FRB 121102, the first known repeating fast radio burst discovered in 2012, unleashes millisecond flashes packing as much energy as our Sun emits in three days and originates from a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years away
wLNj1 TIL Looking at the sky through a cardboard paper towel tube and through a standard drinking straw is about the same as the difference in the amount of sky seen in ordinary binoculars and a small telescope. Binoculars in astronomy are used for their wider field of view
a8NNJ TIL In 1983 heavy metal fan and author Stephen King was so annoyed when the local radio station changed its rock format that be bought the station to switch back to play what he wanted