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TIL that bared breasts were a sign of mourning in ancient Egypt and Greece.

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BgZ8D TIL Vincent Van Gogh's art mirrors natural turbulence to mathematical precision
0dy1y TIL Unlike most bivalves, scallops possess up to 200 small eyes along the edge of their mantles. These eyes utilize a concave, parabolic mirror of guanine crystals to focus light, allowing scallops to detect movement and changes in light, aiding in predator detection.
1aynX TIL that “Full-time Etch-a-Sketch artist” is a real thing and I couldn’t be more elated! ????????
KOr89 TIL Domino's Pizza owner is Tom Monaghan is staunchly Catholic and financially supports pro-life groups such as Operation Rescue and Right to Life, or right-wing fundamentalist causes such as Word of God.
gMx9D TIL The first Earth Day was in 1970 and was proposed by Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin. After seeing the damage caused by a massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California in 1969, he was inspired to educate the public about the environment.