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TIL that Michelangelo was 24 when he completed La Pietà
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TIL many people would prefer administering electric shocks to themselves instead of being left alone with their thoughts.
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TIL that Leo Major, a French Canadian soldier in WWII, singlehandedly liberated the Dutch town of Zwolle from an occupying German force, killing and capturing dozens of enemy soldiers in the process.
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TIL During the Cold War a 'Three world' model arose to describe nations either aligned with NATO (first world),the Eastern Bloc (second world) or the'Third World'. Rather than economic this was a political grouping loosely describing 'unaligned' nations in the 'devoloping world.
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TIL: Louis XIV became king at the age of four; however, he was initially under the guardianship of his mother. Louis XIV was given the nicknames "Sun King" or "The Great". When he died on September 1, 1715, after 72 years of kingship, he was one of the longest reigning monarchs in modern history.
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TIL: Sylvester Stallone wanted to use "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen as the theme song for Rocky III, but was denied permission. So, "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor was written.