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TIL that Wall Street gets it's name from the wall built around the Dutch colony in New York

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D1drp TIL about Polish-American painter and sculptor Stanisław Szukalski, who claimed to have dissected his father’s body following a car accident to study its form. The artist, who refused to work from live models, was often asked where he learned anatomy. He always answered, "My father taught me".
JRK4 TIL the punishment for cross dressing in Saudi Arabia is a mandatory life sentence.
wPE TIL Chef Gordon Ramsey has a homeless drug addicted brother
Yamd TIL When Will Ferrell met RHCP drummer Chad Smith he looked him up and down and said: “You´re very handsome,” and then walked away.
6E5Am TIL: that the Chinese government has an AI survelliance system that uses +20M cameras and facial recognition to track citizens behavior and monitor criminals. They officially named it: “Skynet” - because of Terminator...!