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TIL that the Mona Lisa was not widely known until it was stolen by a man named Vincenzo Peruggia in 1911 and recovered three years later

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nVgb TIL, in 1962, an intruder climbing the fence at a Minnesota air base set off the “sabotage alarm” in all bases in the area. In one base, due to wrong wiring, the Klaxon was sounded ordering nuclear-armed aircraft to take off, and the pilots believed WW3 has started. The original intruder was a bear.
wOr6 TIL Uranium-238 has a half life of 4.468 billion years, or about 1/3 the estimated life of the universe
Bg7OK TIL, In the movie 300, a Persian emissary is thrown down a well by Leonidas. In reality, Sparta sent two volunteers back to Persia to be executed, in atonement for the deaths of the Persians.
9wQa7 TIL Nebraska State Troopers cars are equipped with teddy bears to have available for children during times of accident or trauma.
E1lJ7 TIL Natalie Imbruglia’s 1997 hit “Torn” is a cover of a 1993 Danish song called “Burned”.