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TIL Ancient Greek sculptures were originally painted bright colors; they only appear white today because the original pigments have deteriorated

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Q9ra TIL Bruce Lee left Hong Kong for Seattle in 1958 with nothing but $100 in his pocket. He gave cha cha lessons to first-class passengers to earn extra money during the ship ride to US.
xP80 TIL - in 1999 William Shatner sold 65,000 of his priceline shares at $5.50 each. Today, those shares would be worth $63,375,000
9wwpr TIL The actor who plays Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four (2005) was the son of former Australian Prime Minister, Billy McMahon.
rRLpx TIL the videocassette is credited for having ended the "Golden Age of Porn", as the rise of home video pornography in the 80s led to the genre becoming more low-budget and gratuitous.
0Y5p TIL Richard Marsh is a rare survivor of locked-in syndrome, a condition where a patient can only move his or her eye muscles. During his coma, Richard watched his wife beg doctors not to take him off of life support, and witnessed his own rough handling by the nighttime staff.