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EgPMX TIL that sitting on a sea turtle in the United States is a felony where you can get up to 5 years in prison, and pay a $250,000 fine.
mxWAY TIL The Sound of Music's story was based on a real family of singers and now the real Von Trapp house is a hotel.
KOJAQ TIL Michelangelo and Leonardo were actually commissioned to paint frescos in the same room on opposite walls and it was to be Florence's premier "event" at the time. They hated each other, bickered, and neither every actually completed their work.
n8lW TIL that Buzz Aldrin’s first words on the moon were “Beautiful view. Magnificent desolation.”
Z8aGv TIL that laparoscopic surgeons who played video games performed faster and better compared to their non-gaming counterparts.