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TIL there is a museum dedicated specifically to bad art.

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1a5Yr TIL in war it is illegal under the Geneva Convention to pretend to be injured in order to trick the enemy
0dNlM TILthat Psathyrella aquatica is the only recorded aquatic species of fungus in current science. The Mushroom can be found in the rivers near Crater Lake in Oregon
E1Mxx TIL the solar storm of 1859 caused the aurora borealis to be seen as far south as the Caribbean and was bright enough to wake miners in the Rockies. The geomagnetic current was also strong enough to power telegraph systems. A similar event happening today would cause widespread blackouts and damage.
0d1dp TIL that Chris Farley’s cousin is now the CEO of Ford
Xa8Q TIL: Of a Chechen terrorist attack in Moscow theater in 2002. Of the 130 people who died in the attack, only 1 was killed by terrorists, the other 129 were killed by the Russian special forces trying to rescue them.