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TIL At birth, Picasso was thought stillborn, but uncle Don Salvador saved him. He guided Picasso's development by providing instruction, materials, and exposure to diverse art movements. Don Salvador's influence was instrumental in shaping Picasso's style and groundbreaking works.

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ePRE TIL In 1904, tea bags were invented accidentally. The inventor, Thomas Sullivan, decided that it was cheaper to send small samples to potential customers in silk bags instead of boxes. The recipients believed they were meant to be dunked and soon Sullivan was flooded with orders for his “tea bags”.
ADZ44 TIL Japanese are offered extra incentives for surrendering their drivers license such as discounted funerals.
Wk6nA TIL that there are more than 20,000 abandoned villages in Russia.
rRjjd TIL: The Shipwreck of the Andrea Doria, has earned it the nickname of "The Everest of Diving" due it's depth of 240 ft and the over a dozen divers who lost their life attempting it .
kbE5 TIL there was a toilet paper shortage in the USA in 1973 caused by a joke on a talk show that convinced people to hoard toilet paper