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TIL that Chuck Close, famous for his massive scale portraits and photorealism, is actually “Face Blind,” he cannot recognize someone by their face (at 6:15)

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eY5n TIL in 2006, more than 2/3 of the House of Representatives passed a resolution to amend the US constitution to make flag desecration illegal, and the resolution failed in the Senate by only one vote (66-34).
9lZG TIL a Japanese fishing boat sank because a Russian cargo plane dropped a live cow from 30,000 feet.
a8wk0 TIL that King Louis XV of France maintained secret diplomatic channels to further his personal interests when they were at odds with the interests of France. The group of 32 agents was called Secret du Roi and was involved in a candidacy for the Polish throne, and the American War of Independence.
KO4Aa TIL although rarely used if at all, Ancient Persian Cuneiform has a block in Unicode. There's only a handful of surviving tablets in this script
YpYQP TIL oilman Charles Hipp owned a beloved pet lion named Blondie in the 50s. He even tried to register her in a children's fishing tournament one year.