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TIL that when the Mona Lisa was stolen in 1911, more people visited the Louvre to see the empty space where the painting used to be than visitors when the painting was actually there

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wo5E TIL There is a time capsule buried in 1968 in Amarillo Texas containing the passbook to a bank account with a $10 deposit, expected to be worth $1 quadrillion when it is opened in 2968.
VkEk TIL there is a mountain in Russia, called Magnitogorsk, made almost entirely of iron with an estimated 7-10 Billion pounds of Iron Ore
p8dDG TIL that in the Middle Ages, being lovesick was a considered real disease, caused by humoral imbalance, and treated by exposure to light, gardens, calm and rest, inhalations, and warm baths, as well as with a diet of lamb, lettuce, eggs, fish, and ripe fruit.
dWvB TIL in 1976, Steve Jobs offered Atari founder Nolan Bushnell a 30% stake in Apple if Bushnell would put $50,000 towards the company. He said no. “It’s kind of fun to think about that, when I’m not crying.”
pYEXN TIL that there was a Portuguese man raised in South Africa called Fernando Pessoa who had around 70 different personalities.