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TIL Vincent van Gogh painted “Starry Night” while he was in an insane asylum.

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KLBa TIL the JWST telescope is launching in 2018, is 100X more powerful than Hubble, and will be able to see the edge of the observable universe.
ADEOw TIL Carl Switzer, known for his role as Alfalfa in the Our Gang series of films, later struggled to find roles due to typecasting and became a dog breeder. He was shot dead at age 31 after confronting a man who he felt owed him money related to a reward for a missing dog.
VBwBB TIL The New York Post was founded by Alexander Hamilton following the election of Thomas Jefferson a president. Hamilton wanted a newspaper that shared his political views.
AGVa TIL the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade originally featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo, but they occasionally roared and scared children, so they were replaced with balloons.
R7Mrw TIL about Police Constable Steve Hutton, who, on 2 separate occasions, barked at fleeing criminals to trick them into thinking he had a police dog with him. It worked.