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

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MeY7W TIL the difference between acronyms and initialisms. FBI is not an acronym but an initialism.
m1rlE TIL Ace of Base got their big break when a record producer got their demo stuck in his tape player forcing him to listen repeatedly to what would become “All That She Wants”
BrN1L TIL the world has a net worth of over $280 Trillion. The US is the wealthiest country ($93.5 Trillion) followed by China ($29 Trillion).
b698p TIL: A Cat Led A Rescue Team To An 83-Year-Old Woman Who Had Fallen Down A Ravine
9YYYm TIL when James Brady’s surgeon was informed of the media’s announcement that Brady had died in the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, the surgeon replied, “No one has told me and the patient.”