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TIL that Andres Serrano's Immersion (Piss Christ) was destroyed by vandals in 2011 in Avignon, France

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ejak TIL that the US uses less water now than it did in 1970
Bg1EK TIL the Enchanted Chapel in Seattle, WA, USA has had four family generations of officiants who've married 10,000+ couples since 1964. They've also married couples on mountaintops, roller coasters, airplanes, bathtubs, and in a hot-air balloon.
GAR04 TIL Siblings separated at birth end up just as similar as siblings reared together (height, weight, IQ, academic performance, general cognitive ability). Parenting account for close to 0% of the variation (although abusive parenting is known to cause problems).
AOkB TIL Qatar Airways allows only one falcon per person as carry-on. It used to be two.
OGnnR TIL Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hated each other. A Yankees clubhouse attendant speaking about the two of them once said: "Gehrig was a true hero, Ruth never flushed the toilet"