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TIL that when Michelangelo finished to carve the Pietà, the marble sculpture now in Saint Peter's Basilica, he was only 24

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NxKE TIL that P.T. Barnum noticed people were lingering too long at his exhibits so he posted signs indicating “This Way to the Egress”. Not knowing that “Egress” was another word for “Exit”, people followed the signs to what they assumed was a fascinating exhibit — and ended up outside.
xVDO7 TIL that there is a bird called the Cream Coloured Woodpecker, also known as the Pikachu Bird. Males have the same colouration as Pikachu including the red cheeks. These birds are found in South America.
gr6Jb TIL that Abraham Lincoln was offered honorary citizenship of the Republic of San Marino in 1861. He accepted, writing “Although your dominion is small, your State is nevertheless one of the most honored, in all history.”
YZLW TIL that cuckoo finches lay more than one egg in a victim’s nest to trick the host parent into fostering their young for them. When there are multiple eggs, the host parent cannot tell the fraudulent eggs apart from its own
MXJb TIL Maximillian Kolbe, a Catholic Priest, gave his life for a man he had never met in Auschwitz. He stated “I am an old man, no one will miss me. He has a wife and family. Take me instead.”