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TIL Bob Ross painted 3 copies of every piece of work on his show.

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v1Anj TIL Sharks have been on earth for longer than trees have.
rGvy TIL that some people greatly dislike the herb coriander (cilantro), saying that it it smells like soap and tastes like crushed bugs. This reaction has been linked to a set of genes in the human genome.
ANP7g TIL Jonathan Banks wouldn't have been in Breaking Bad if not for Bob Odenkirk having a schedule conflict and had to be on the set of How I Met Your Mother. Because Bob had to do HIMYM, the producers invented another character to pull the plot along and it was Jonathan Banks.
rNeNx TIL Canada has a town called Swastika, named in 1906, inspired by the spiritual symbol. During WWII, the gov't renamed it "Winston", but the residents refused. They reinstalled the old sign, with a message: “To hell with Hitler, we came up with our name first.” It's still called Swastika today.
obgY TIL of Henry Cavendish, a reclusive British scientist whose contributions to the physical sciences, including experiments with gases, electricity and heat were vast. He often fled from social contact or simply communicated through notes. Due to his shyness he rarely informed others of his results