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TIL When painting the Mona Lisa over many months, "to keep his subject (Lisa Gherardini) relaxed and entertained, Da Vinci had six musicians to play for her and installed a musical fountain invented by himself. Different, beautiful works were read out loud and a white Persian cat and a greyhound ...

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xVgYD TIL That Down Syndrome named as such because the term "Mongolian Idiocy" is deemed offensive and so the family name of the person who published paper about it, John Langdon Down, used to rename the syndrome and that happened long after he died. Down also used to call them "Mongolian Idiots"
6EQ1w TIL The Daily Show setup a food truck in North Carolina and refused service to people that "seemed gay" in accordance with North Carolina's HB2 law
kJp75 TIL The average cost of obtaining a Driver's License in Germany is 3,000€ or $3,300. The total includes fees for: authorities and exams, learning materials, driving lessons and tuition
W9KY TIL a group of 55 Chimpanzees has more genetic diversity than all 7 billion humans.
W7jD8 TIL The location of the first emporer of China's tomb is known but remains unexcavated, in part, due to fears it contains vast quantities of mercury