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xVRm0 TIL that Leonardo Da Vinci fully intended for his works to be published and left them to his pupil, who couldn't get through the writing and only managed to compile a treatise on painting in his lifetime, with the rest of papers sold off by disinterested heirs
Myk8 TIL Carpe Diem actually means the opposite of YOLO. It’s meaning is to take action and be responsible for your future today.
8bWb TIL Jamie Brewer from American Horror Story persuaded Texas senators to abolish the word “retarded” from state legislation.
n5VW TIL America sends Cuba a check every year for the Guantanamo Naval Base lease. The checks are not adjusted for inflation and are made out to the Treasurer General of the Republic, which no longer exists. Fidel Castro only ever cashed one, and stuffed the rest into a desk drawer.
Z8eYv TIL that there are two KENWOOD companies, KENWOOD Limited (UK) that makes kitchen appliances and KENWOOD Corporation (JP) that makes mainly audio equipment, and that they have no relation to each other