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TIL that there is evidence to suggest that Vincent Van Gogh didn’t kill himself, as is widely believed, but was accidentally shot by kids.

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VBmRB TIL the most expensive cow ever sold at auction is named Mara and went for $4.38 million (£3.33 million) in Brazil in 2023. She's of the Nelore breed, a breed known for its ability to adapt to tropical climates as well as its resistance to diseases.
lg6V TIL Smoke Detectors mostly chirp in the dead of night because the chemical reaction in batteries slows down when the air get’s colder thus tripping the detectors low battery detector.
LQAdQ TIL that the first instance of rapping with auto-tune is attributed to Eiffel 65 and their song "Too Much of Heaven"
ANN9w TIL That an ancient Greek explorer named Pytheas of Massalia traveled from Greece to the arctic circle in the 4th century BC
W7ZPL TIL the entire city of Chicago was physically lifted several feet in the 1850s/60s with people living, working, and walking through the streets like it was completely normal.