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TIL iconic 19th century French painter Henri Rousseau, known for his vivid depictions of jungles and exotic animals, never left France during his lifetime.

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v1r5K TIL Ukraine is the first country in the world to launch digital passports and legally equate them with ordinary documents.
gD64 TIL of General Butt Naked who led his troops naked into war, plucked innocent children’s hearts out to eat, chopped the heads of hundreds of people to use as soccer balls and ritually sacrificed teenagers. After the war,he claimed to have found religion and repented. He is now a preacher in Liberia.
BLQe TIL that Montpelier, VT is the only US state capital with no McDonald’s
PYv8Z TIL the most dangerous frequency is at the median alpha-rhythm frequencies of the brain, 7 hz. At high volumes, infrasound can directly affect the human central nervous system causing disorientation, anxiety, panic, bowel spasms, nausea, vomiting, and eventually organ rupture.
D1Qvj TIL that a Russian Pilot bet his Co-pilot that he could land his plane with his eyes closed. He proceeded to lose said bet