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TIL there are two versions of the Mona Lisa

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nX0G TIL it is rarely necessary to wait 24 hours before filing a missing person’s report; law enforcement agencies in the US stress the importance of a prompt investigation. The UK government web site says explicitly in large type “You don’t have to wait 24 hours before contacting the police”
a5RM TIL that in 1978, over 500 silent films were discovered buried in the Yukon permafrost, including footage of the scandalous 1919 World Series.
oBQxK TIL the Fibonacci Sequence was identified by ancient Indian author Pingala around 200 BC. Writing about meters in Sanskrit poetry, he also described binary numbers (in the form of short & long syllables, similar to Morse code), Pascal's Triangle, and the first known explicit reference to zero.
VBO60 TIL that the art competitions used to be part of the Olympics. From 1912 to 1948, medals were awarded for music, painting, sculpture, and architecture in international sporting events.
P11Zw TIL about Rattlesnake Kate, a Colorado resident who killed 140 of the serpents with a metal signpost in a single battle & later learned to collect venom to save lives. Her snake dress is on display in Greeley (where Al-Qaeda got its roots.. that's a different TIL)