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TIL the Louvre was originally built as a fortress in 1190 to protect Paris from the Vikings

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lAwa TIL that in 1912, 3,020 trees were sent from Yokohama to Washington, D.C., as a gift from the people of Japan to the people of the United States.
VBgQp TIL Bubble lights used for Christmas decorations contain methylene chloride, a carconigenic solvent.
jNk7n TIL about the sentinel hypothesis: an evolutionary psychology idea that explains why people have different sleep schedules. Night owls and early birds played important roles in early human life.
dGej TIL the slowest musical piece in history, As SLow aS Possible (ASLSP) by John Cage, is currently being played for the next 639 years. It started 2001 and the last note change was in 2013.
691E8 TIL O.J Simpson did an interview with Judith Regan where he confessed to the murders in detail