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TIL Bob Ross painted a grayscale landscape after meeting a colorblind man who thought he would never be able to paint.

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5ej9 TIL that Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln held a seance in the white house after the loss of their son.
m1ZaE TIL that the acronym “R.I.P.” has been engraved on tombstones since at least the fifth century. “Rest in Peace” is the English translation of a Latin phrase with the same acronym.
KYyGE TIL there is no proof that dumber people produce more children
AK17 TIL Keanu Reeves gave $80 million of his $114 million Matrix salary to special effects and makeup staff.
Av0g TIL of anesthesia awareness, a condition in which a patient under anesthesia is completely conscious yet unable to physically move their body. Patients are fully aware for the entirety of their operation and are able to feel pain without the ability to alert the doctors to stop the procedure.