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TIL Nikola Tesla still has inventions classified by the US government.

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P1kjV TIL that the bird lady from Central Park in Home Alone 2 (Brenda Fricker) has an academy award for best supporting actress for the movie My Left Foot
WoWB TIL Vincent van Gogh’s masterpiece Starry Night depicts the view outside his sanitarium window, and that he was not impressed with the now beloved work
P1Mdn TIL The world's oceans contain 20 million tons of gold!
4M5o TIL Honduras, a country of 7 million people, has 8-10 murders per day, 70% of which the government claims to be due to the war on drugs.
7rE9L TIL that people with schizophrenia have DMT (a powerful psychedelic compound) in their urine. This study found that 47% of schizophrenics, 38% of people with psychosis, and 19% of people with personality disorders had detectable amounts of DMT in their urine.