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vPZJj TIL that a day in Venus (rotation) is actually longer than a year (orbiting the sun).
NayE TIL: The Antiques Roadshow appraised a grotesque jug to be worth $50,000, comparing it to a Picasso. Unknown to the appraiser, it was actually made by some random high school kid over 40 years ago. After finding out, he changed his appraisal to $5k, saying it was “not bad for a high schooler”
5YbJP TIL about Paradoxical Undressing, a rare symptom of hypothermia where the patient undresses due to vasoconstriction tricking him into thinking that he is hot.
NXGLe TIL about German Cardinal Clemens August Graf Von Galen, who is both highly praised for having led efforts to fight the Aktion T4 murder of the disabled, while strongly criticised for not doing the same when it came to the Jews.
wLMxW TIL that Zhang Aiqin (Eggman), popular in meme culture for his egg-shaped head and singing Yi Jian Mei, is an actor and director.