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TIL Sutton's law of medicine is to go with the obvious diagnosis first. The law is based on a supposed interview with bank robber Willie Sutton where he explained why he robbed banks by saying "because that's where the money is."

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16gR7 TIL that in Medieval Europe, the Feast of the Ass on 14 January celebrated the donkey that carried Mary into Egypt after the birth of Jesus.
5V7YQ TIL that van Gogh didn't die unrecognized. His works were featured in two major exhibitions and praised by many successful artists in his last few months before his suicide. So basically he killed himself right after becoming relatively famous and successful.
W7O7A TIL after Kevin Costner declined the lead role in the film Tombstone to develop what turned into the film Wyatt Earp instead, he attempted to "blacklist" Tombstone & commandeered every Western costume in Hollywood. Yet it was more well-received & made more money than Wyatt Earp on a smaller budget.
91Rm TIL that it is possible that humans could breed with chimpanzees. There was an unsuccessful attempt in Russia during the 1920s, however it was reported that in 1967 a female chimp had been impregnated with human sperm, but the experiment was cut due to its taboo nature.
jNrLj TIL that there is only one country that has never changed its flag: Denmark. Afghanistan has changed it 24 times, and there is only one country that has changed it more often: The US at 32 changes.