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TIL that a man named Tatsuo Horiuchi has been using Microsoft Excel to create award-winning artwork for over 13 years

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Vanm TIL Stephen King’s formula on writing is “Read and write four to six hours a day. If you cannot find the time for that, you can’t expect to become a good writer.” He sets out each day with a quota of 2000 words and will not stop writing until it is met.
oVpR TIL: Swedish warship Vasa, it sank in 1628 and was recovered from the ocean in 1961 almost completely intact. This is the only remaining intact ship from the 1600’s. This ship is housed in The Vasa Museum in Stockholm Sweden. A museum built around the ship.
YpkAx TIL "Stylitism" was a form of Christian worship in Byzantium in which a holy man would live atop a column, preaching, fasting and praying. The aim was to suffer, as the stylites believed this would ensure the salvation of their souls. St Alypius spent 53 years standing on his column.
g5Xb TIL That there are grapes that taste like cotton candy!
Vekp TIL the Guns N’ Roses hit song Sweet Child o’ Mine came under controversy in 2015 when a very similar sounding track by a lesser known Australian rock band was discovered to have been released six years prior. Upon hearing the song, GnR’s bassist, Duff McKagan, called the similarities “stunning.”