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TIL that in 2005 Agostino Vespucci's notes were found, written in 1503, revealing that Leonardo Da Vinci was busy painting a "half-length portrait painting of Lisa del Giocondo", Mona Lisa.

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womnY TIL about The Great Tantra Challenge, a live event in which Sanal Edamaruku, an Indian skeptic, challenged a tantrik to kill him with only magic. After multiple failed attempts, the tantrik claimed Sanal was under the protection of a powerful god, to which Sanal replied that he was an atheist.
VBlbG TIL the Olympics used to include medals for Art
xZKb TIL that in 1731, a woman who was known for trafficking young girls was put in a pillory at St James Street and Park Place, London and pelted with rocks by bystanders for two days until she died. [Crosspost from /r/VictorianEra]
kOnxd TIL that the parent company of coffee pod maker Keurig merged with Dr Pepper in 2018 and is now known as Keurig Dr Pepper.