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6EZ77 TIL Xiao Yuan once replaced 140+ paintings in a museum with his own forgeries, and sold 125 for $6 million dollars. He later found out his own fakes were being stolen and replaced with yet more copies.
nW7OW TIL That Arthur Bremer Missed the Opportunity to Assassinate Nixon, because He Went Back to His Hotel to brush his teeth and change his suit.
b9Jnj TIL The ancient Persians tended to deliberate on important matters while they were drunk. They then reconsidered their decisions the following day when they were sober. If a decision was approved both drunk and sober, the decision held; if not, the Persians set it aside.