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TIL Van Gogh sold a total of one painting during his lifetime

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LYZQ TIL shortly after returning from the moon and leaving NASA, Buzz Aldrin had a failed career as an Air Force test pilot, started drinking, had an affair, suffered depression, got divorced, got re-married, got divorced again, and became a Cadillac salesman where he failed to sell a car for 6 months.
ADY0a TIL in 2015, Ireland's GDP had a massive 26% spike. All because Apple moved it's intellectual property assets into Ireland for tax purposes.
MKlb TIL: A Saudi prince paid Kristen Stewart $500k for a 15 minute date. She donated the money to a hurricane Sandy charity fund.
1NY7 TIL until 1878, fire houses were equipped with spiral staircases so the fire horses would not try to climb the stairs into the living quarters.
OGKrL TIL about Muriel Tramis, the first Black female video game designer. Her game Gobliiins went on to sell 1.5 million copies in 1991. She was the first woman to receive Knight of Legion of Honour in 2018.