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TIL that a graffiti artist bought an abandoned warehouse in Iowa and recreated, in half-size, Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling.

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DQQ5v TIL that working in a slaughterhouse is associated with an increased risk to have a mental health disorder and committing sexual offences.
nyeG TIL that the Portuguese Air Force is referred to locally as F.A.P
5YORp TIL of Shizo Kanakuri, a japanese athlete who collapsed during the 1912 olympics marathon. Embarrassed, he went home without notifying race officials. He eventually came back to finish, with a time of 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.3 seconds
p1ye TIL that Adopting is considered taboo in Korea and because of this, South Korea’s orphans are almost never adopted unless a foreigner adopts them
M7JL0 TIL : Orcas are targeting yachts to practice catching food.