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TIL that William Boyd and David Bowie created a fictional (hoax) artist called Nat Tate with an aim to expose the pretensions of the art world.

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dE1Z TIL that Guy Fieri didn’t register his Times Square Restaurant’s domain, so a random person bought it and made a fake website.
owlW TIL albino redwood trees are unable to produce chlorophyll, however, they can survive because they are able to fuse their roots with the roots of other redwood trees and live as parasites.
xrB TIL that the most expensive liquor in the world retails for 1.5 million USD, and when sold will set a Guinness World Record.
1aLKD TIL about Don Ritchie, "The Angel of the Gap", who, over the course of his life, successfully talked down over 160 people from jumping at a popular suicide spot near Sydney, Australia. For his efforts he was awarded the Order of Australia medal in 2006.
XJvE TIL that the chlorine smell is only activated when it is working. Therefore, the more intense the smell of chlorine at the pool, the more piss and feces there is.