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4Maw TIL During the Second World War, Pablo Picasso remained in Paris while the Germans occupied the city. During one search of his apartment, a German officer saw a photograph of the painting Guernica. “Did you do that?” the German asked Picasso. To which he replied “No, you did”.
QQ5p TIL during a battle in 603 BC Chinese warrior Xiong Yiliao stepped out between the armies and started juggling 9 balls. The opposing troops were so amazed that all 500 of them turned and fled.
rRgPx TIL about John C. Malone, the largest private landowner in the United States, possessing upwards to 2.2 million acres, which is more than twice the size of Rhode Island.
9w5dr TIL Christopher Columbus used a lunar eclipse in 1504 to deceive Jamaican natives into providing supplies, claiming it was a sign of divine anger. The frightened natives complied, unaware of the eclipse's natural cause.
X0OAj TIL parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships that person has with a celebrity such actors musicians, and social media influencers. Relationships range from mild- entertainment to pathological obsessive.