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TIL: “Tall poppy syndrome” is a term used to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticized because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.

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J15P1 TIL about Teri Horton, a truck driver who bought a painting for $5 in a thrift shop that turned out to be a potential Jackson Pollock. However, the painting has not yet been definitively verified. Horton died without selling the painting.
r7ax TIL that in the early 1910s a serial killer named Béla Kiss stole money from women and then pickled their bodies in large barrels; when police tried to arrest him in a military hospital he escaped and was never found again
pYRXN Today I learned a musical road is a road which when driven over causes a tactile vibration and audible rumbling that can be felt through the wheels and body of the vehicle. This rumbling is heard within the car as well as the surrounding area, in the form of a musical tune played out.
xVlXo TIL every year, clowns honor the death of Joseph Grimaldi—the father of modern European clowning—by holding a funeral for him and any other clowns that died that year. The ceremony is attended by hundreds of clowns and often ends with many going out into the streets to perform for the public.
pbDQ TIL that when Napoleon returned to France, the King sent troops to stop and kill him. He stepped out in front of them & said “if there is one among you who wants to kill his general, his Emperor, here I am.” The royalists cheered wildly, “Long live the Emperor.” They joined his cause.