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TIL Pablo Picasso's full name is Pablo Diego Jose Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno Maria de los Remedios Crispiniano de la Santisima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso

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mxOeR TIL that farmers used to put little eyeglasses on chicken to prevent them from fighting and cannibalism.
ADoen TIL Thursday Island, Queensland, was first sighted on a Friday, and nearby Friday Island was first sighted on a Thursday. Their names were swapped after their discovery so it would look better on maps.
GAWMg TIL: Extra organs and body parts are more common than many people realise with extra nipples and teeth among the most common.
9Y1j7 TIL Of the SS Richard Montgomery, a sunken WW2 cargo ship carrying the equivalent of 1500 tons of TNT. If it explodes, it will generate a 5 meter tsunami, destroying coastal Kent.
RXv9 TIL that on April 18, 1930, the BBC reported, “There is no news.” They played piano music instead.