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TIL The sky movement in Van Gogh's brushwork in his Starry Night painting mimics modern scientific theories of turbulence and atmospheric physics

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RYYj TIL the word “iff” is not a typo but means “if, and only if” in logic/philosophy
e0grb TIL Detroit once gave Saddam Hussein the key to the city after he donated to a local church.
78mgZ TIL about Peter Tuchman, a stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, famously known as the "most photographed trader on Wall Street" and often featured in reaction shots during especially volatile trading days.
xVG0o TIL Alberta, Canada, has been waging a war against rats since 1950. There are virtually no rats in Alberta.
GAAyj TIL In addition to having the world's longest land border (with the USA), Canada also has the world's longest maritime border (with Greenland).