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TIL Pablo Picasso was influenced by the Japanese artist Hokusai's erotic woodblock print "The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife." Picasso drew his own private version in 1903, titled Dona i Pop.

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ONL7 TIL a bank developed a prototype online banking system for Super Nintendo in 1998
ZxbQ TIL: In 2007 a scientist invented a method to remove the allergens from Peanuts.
P1OEg TIL in 2022 China experienced its first drop in population since 1961. It had a record low birth rate of 6.77 births per 1,000 while also recording its highest death rate since 1976: 7.37 deaths per 1,000 people.
pgaQ TIL Sweden didn’t allow Jews to live in the country until 1718. Before this time, Jews could only get in if they agreed to relinquish their faith practices. When they were finally granted permission to settle there, it was restricted to three cities.
YYMW TIL in order to keep the title “Democratic”, North Korea holds elections every 5 years in which the ballots list only one candidate.