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TIL that Italian artist Gaetano Pesce faked his own death to force the mayor of Florence to open his exhibition to the public

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QJKA6 TIL Elvis Presley was actually blond. The King of Rock ’n’ Roll began dying his hair black from a very early age. Because of this, only one photo of him with his natural hair color exists – and it is framed on the wall of Graceland.
epE4J TIL: Black Hole Starships, in theory, can use black holes as an energy source for propulsion. In 2009, a proposal was made by scientists to create an artificial black hole using parabolic reflectors, but science is not advanced enough yet according to critics and there were clear dangers.
yrZV TIL that “Jake from State Farm” actually works at State Farm and his name is actually Jake.
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