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TIL that the discovery of elements 95 and 96 (americium and curium) was first announced by physicist Glenn Seaborg on the children’s radio show Quiz Kids, in response to one of the children asking whether any new elements had been discovered at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the war

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78d6x TIL of Joseph Trombino, a security guard who nearly had his arm severed by bullets during the infamous 1981 Brink’s Robbery. He survived and continued to work for Brink’s for over 20 years, surviving the 1993 WTC bombing as well, before being killed while making a delivery during the 9/11 attacks
LkPdZ TIL: An artist who synthesized features from many ancient busts and put the images through Photoshop layers and A.I. processes created "photographic" full-color portraits of Roman emperors.
p8l0Q TIL that Van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet sold at auction for the then record price of $82 million in 1990. Since then it has not been seen in public. Its Japanese buyer threatened to have it burnt with his cremation but it is now believed to be owned by a collector in Switzerland.
KOOA4 TIL that Liechtenstein and Uzbekistan are the only two "doubly landlocked" countries in the world.
69vLQ TIL: FDR, until his death, investigated the Oak Island Mystery. A collection of lost treasure in Canada that has been rumored for centuries. The money pit was said to contain artifacts from the Knights Templar or Captain Kidd. There has been several investors over the years, including John Wayne.