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TIL - About fluoroantimonic acid, it's the world's strongest acid and trillions of times more acidic than sulfuric acid

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Y7BVd TIL in France there is a group called the Garden Gnome Liberation Front which steals garden gnomes with the goal of "freeing" them and "returning them to the wild".
ANJj4 TIL Vincent van Gogh created around 2,100 artworks during his lifetime. This includes about 860 oil paintings and over 700 drawings. Despite his prolific output, he only gained widespread recognition and acclaim posthumously. Van Gogh’s artwork can be viewed on his official page.
OQba TIL van Gogh actually only cut off his own earlobe, not his whole ear.
R5ad7 TIL of Leônidas da Silva, one of several possible football (soccer) players credited for inventing the "Bicycle kick". The first time he used it, the referee was so shocked by the volley that he was unsure whether it was within the rules or not.
pY87Z TIL that in the 18th and 19th century, platinum was so cheap in Spain that it was used for various frauds. Notably, they created counterfeit British sovereigns with a gold-plated alloy of platinum and copper. In order to control this problem, the authorities dumped confiscated platinum into the sea.