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TIL that Emma Hauck (1878–1920) was a German outsider artist known for the letters she wrote to her husband while in a mental hospital. The letters were never delivered but are now regarded as art for their abstraction and repetition, often just “Come sweetheart” or “Come” written repeatedly.

xVMlo TIL of Hilberts Hotel. It can accomodate any number of new arrivals, even when it is already fully occupied. Surprisingly, it can even accomodate an infinite number of new arrivals, when already full. In both cases however, all guests must move to a different room.
6EbD7 TIL Yuan Shikai was elected the first official president of the Republic of China, and was active in establishing modern industrial, judicial and educational systems as well as unifying the currency. As a young man, Yuan was also sent to Korea as supreme adviser on Korean government policies
5Yk TIL: Pete Seeger came up with the terms “hammer-on”, and “pull-off”
X0wyj TIL that the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom was only established in 2009. Before then, the final court of appeal in the country was the House of Lords, the upper house of the U.K. Parliament.
J1b81 TIL John Lennon hated the Beatles song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da calling it more of Paul's 'granny music shit'. When George Martin offered McCartney, a perfectionist, vocal tips, McCartney responded, "Well you come down and sing it," causing Martin to get really upset. The recording engineer quit next day.