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TIL that in 1974, Marina Abramović performed "Rhythm 0," where she stood motionless for six hours while the audience was invited to use any of 72 objects on her, including a rose, scissors, a loaded gun, and a knife, with some audience members cutting her skin and removing her clothes.

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GYQeQ TIL that just over a century ago, people preferred to sleep in two shorter shifts at night rather than just have one long sleep.
yVnoe TIL about Terra Australis, a hypothetical continent proposed in antiquity and appearing on maps from the 15th to 18th centuries. Based on the idea of balancing northern lands with southern ones, it shrank as explorations occurred. The name "Australia" stems from this centuries-old geographical myth.
Ayd TIL, in 1954, just one month after surgery for colon cancer Babe Didrikson Zaharias won the U.S. Women’s Open. This was the last of her 10 major championships and she accomplished it while wearing a colostomy bag.
xwMw TIL Texas has highest maternal mortality rate in developed world
LRd TIL That Dean Karnazes is an American long-distance runner That ran 50 marathons in each of the 50 states in 50 consecutive days.