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TIL Michaelangelo made fake ancient art. While in Florence, he was asked to make a statue look like an ancient work so it would be easier to sell. One piece was sold to Cardinal Raffaele Riario who upon finding out the piece was a fraud was so impressed that he invited Michaelangelo to Rome.

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m1VaE TIL of Marvin Clark. Disappearing in 1926 at age 73, his is the oldest active missing person case in America. The latest development was a 2018 DNA test of remains found near where he was last seen, 92 years after he disappeared. The test was negative, and his case remains unsolved.
ZpgXB TIL "The wondering whore" wa the first guide book about the city's prostitutes that circulated in London beginning in 1661. Even through it was actually a guide, it was written as if it was meant to instruct the "law abiding citizens" how to avoid the prostitutes
GAvxg TIL that in 1979, a song titled “Ready ‘n’ Steady” appeared on a Billboard chart. However, the song was never actually released, and for years, its existence was unconfirmed. In 2016, a researcher used old copyright records to find the record, giving it its first known public exposure.
ob1E TIL US life expectancy is now projected to be on par with Mexico by 2030. Also, The USA is the only country in the OECD without universal health coverage, and has the largest share of unmet health-care needs due to financial costs.
BrKbr TIL Mozart loved butt and poop jokes and often put them in his songs. He even had a song called "Leck mich im Arsch" (literally "Lick Me in the Arse")