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TIL Mona Lisa is far from unique. There were several contemporary versions made by Da Vinci’s presumed male lover Salai, including a nude version.

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PYbYO TIL that the US-Canadian Border was known by the Plains Indians as "The Medicine Line" for it's seemingly magical ability to keep US troops from crossing it.
D1GyV TIL about Fitzwilliam Notebook, which was a diary kept by Isaac Newton when he was 19 or 20 years old. It contained a list of Newton's 57 deeds that he considered sins. The list included entries like 'making pies on Sunday night', 'calling Dorothy Rose a jade' etc.
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