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

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E1VGW TIL that lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas - one of the longest words in the Finnish language - means "airplane jet turbine engine auxiliary mechanic non-commissioned officer student".
WkLE9 TIL in the 1907 Sydney Bathing Suit Protests thousands of men poured onto Sydney's beaches wearing wearing "their sisters' or grandmothers' underwear, ballet frills, curtains or tablecloths" To protest an increase in clothing regulations.
dWXE TIL that Ozzy Osbourne once got so wasted before a meeting with the German head of CBS Europe, he left thinking he had ‘lightened the mood’ with a striptease. In reality, he performed a Nazi goose-step up and down the table before dipping his testicles in, then urinating in, the director’s wine.
5wG9 TIL Spongebob Squarepants is 28 years old.
D1Awp TIL that the CIA commonly uses loud music played for days on end to drive detainees mad before interrigation. Some of the most popular tracks used include heavy death metal, the Barney theme song, and the song from the Meow Mix commercials.