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TIL the past tense of the English word “dare” is “durst”
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TIL that many of the former statues and monuments of Soviet Union went into a gorgeous park where their historical context is taught and modern art hosted - Moment Park in Budapest is one example.
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TIL that the Rosetta Stone is just one of several tablets found throughout Egypt with the same decree written on it
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TIL in Scotland, a group of students went to a modern arts gallery and left a pineapple in an empty exhibit to see if people would think it was art. When they returned four days later, not only was the pineapple was still there, it had been covered with a glass case
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TIL The USPS used to burn letters sent to "Santa". Now nonprofit organizations respond to children's letters on behalf of Santa
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TIL Konami’s arcade games usually used 57300 as the default high score because 573 can be pronounced Ko-Na-Mi in Japanese.