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TIL that there was a niche of traditional Japanese art that consisted of a series of paintings showing the decomposition of a human body — and it was made for contemplation

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aw8n9 TIL A stray pitbull staying at a shelter only got adopted because he would roll on his back, tail wagging madly, demanding belly rubs every morning.
dOy9 TIL a Starbucks grande coffee has 320 milligrams of caffeine, over four times the amount of caffeine in a Red Bull and the Starbucks cinnamon chip scone has more calories than a McDonald’s quarter pounder with 480 calories
ryDM TIL most bottled water companies bottle their water straight from public tap
J1vDj TIL that the famous painter Rembrandt created over a hundred self portraits during his life and you can look at them chronologically to see how he aged! He is one of the oldest people you can do this for.
OG05a TIL Target secretly adjusts their online prices based on your location even when you are not shopping in store. Shopping in incognito mode shows the true prices. If added to your cart the correct/lower prices will remain after logging into your account, allowing you to pay to true price.