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TIL Van Gogh gave his severed ear not to his favorite prostitute, as legend goes, but to an 18 year old maid at the brothel he frequented. Her name was Gabrielle Berlatier. Too young to work as a prostitute, she took a cleaning job to pay medical debt from receiving the newly invented rabies shot.

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R1k8 TIL bubbles from a bubble bath thermally insulate the surface of the water, keeping the bath warm for a longer period of time.
l77AG TIL that a frequently-posted image claiming that a woodpecker’s brain is protected by their tongue wrapping around their brain, isn’t true. It’s simply because their brain is so small, that the decelerations involved in pecking don’t cause brain damage.
VBVd4 TIL That the UK has far more Giant Redwood (Sequoias) Trees than California. Est 500K in the UK compared to 80K in California
eepD TIL that Albert Einstein worked as an electrician on the Oktoberfest 1896.
Gbe7 TIL Private companies are now providing trained birds of prey to take down hostile drones and protect their clients’ airspace