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TIL that the painting “Head of Christ”, an American view of Jesus, has been dubbed the “best-known American artwork of the 20th century” based in terms of widespread diffusion despite few people knowing the name of its author (Warner E. Sallman).

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KZyB TIL The largest ransom ever paid to a single individual was to the Spanish conquistador, Francisco Pizarro, by the Inca Empire before their leader, Atahualpa, the victim, was executed in 1532. The ransom payment of a “roomful of gold” was probably over $2 billion in today’s economic markets.
ep66D TIL Luis "The Beast" Garavita, the world's most prolific serial killer, was sentenced to 1853 years in prison for the deaths of 193 children in Colombia, but his sentence was reduced to 22 years after he helped the police find many of the victims' bodies. He becomes eligible for parole this year.
QN80M TIL 'All Dressed' is a chip flavor immensely popular in Canada since the 1970s. This flavor combines ketchup, barbecue, sour cream and onion, and salt and vinegar flavors all rolled into one chip. Ruffles has recently been marketing the flavor in the US.
RKR8 TIL about Blockbusting, a method used during the “white flight” era, where real-estate agents would fake a black person moving into a white neighborhood to scare the rest of the residents into hastily selling their houses at a loss. They then charged high prices selling the houses to black families
kMl4 TIL that the ancient Romans used to believe in Emission theory, the idea that visual perception is accomplished by light shining out of your eyes, like the headlights on a car.