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TIL An exhibition of an Édouard Manet painting led to the hiring of armed guards, whose job was to police sobbing and shouting spectators. The painting depicts an unclothed woman reclining on a divan in a brothel.

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kODKg TIL Tag brothers are a group of 10 men who had been playing the game of tag since 1990, chasing each other around the country, traveling by plane, car etc. As of 2018, the game is still ongoing
QJPnE TIL that the Tasmanian Devil will fly into a maniacal rage when threatened by a predator, fighting for a mate, or defending a meal. Early European settlers dubbed it a “devil” after witnessing such displays, which include teeth-baring, lunging, and an array of spine-chilling guttural growls.
GY14E TIL about saturation diving. Divers working on deep-sea infrastructure such as oil pipelines live in a pressurised chamber for a month, taken between the chamber and their worksite by a pressurised diving bell. That way, they only need to be decompressed once, at the end of each 28-day job.
D1JQY TIL Hitler and the Nazi regime assisted in the development and creation of blow up dolls.
D1K7J TIL: the tv series Flipper only ran for 3 seasons, but made 88 episodes.