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TIL that Juan de Pareja, the slave of the Spanish artist Velazquez, became a skilled artist in his own right by observing his master's techniques and practising them in secret.

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9e1r TIL: US energy subsidies for the fossil fuel companies cost the US taxpayers 5.3 Trillion dollars, or 6.5% of total Global GDP.
b9rLN TIL the FDA has cleared the world’s first portable, low-cost MRI. It costs $50K USD which is 20x cheaper than traditional systems, runs on 35x less power, and weighs 10x less than normal 1.5T MRI machines.
LkvxZ TIL a woman chugged a $200 of Remy Martin XO in an attempt to beat airplane fluid allowances.
pJEN TIL that anti-occupation Rabbis have actually volunteered to be human shields in order to defend Palestinian villages from destruction
Wkyp8 TIL Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, was caught cheating by his wife. He attempted to escape by jumping out the window, but hit his head on the curb when he landed, giving him a permanent scar above his eye.