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MeJK7 TIL that Edgar Degas’ statue Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, depicting a Paris “opera rat,” was reviled by critics in 1881 as “repulsive” and “vicious.” Today, the original sculpture is at the National Gallery of Art in D.C., and bronze casts made after his death can be found in many other museums.
r19y TIL One of the best ultra runners in the world gained her ability after a seizure, warping her sense of time. She has no ability to gauge the amount of time she has left to run.
me4p TIL James Monroe, the fifth President, received every Electoral College vote except one. The holdout: a New Hampshire delegate who wanted to preserve the legacy of George Washington, the first and only President elected unanimously by the Electoral College.
9lwM TIL that Norma McCorvey (Jane Roe in Roe v. Wade), who argued the case for a woman’s right to abortion, is today a pro-life activist.
781MP TIL of Robert Citron. Despite being a college drop out and having the math ability of a 7th grader, he climbed into the position of treasurer tax collector of Orange County, which he subsequently bankrupted