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TIL that artist Yayoi Kusama (currently exhibiting her "Infinity Mirrors") has been been voluntarily committed to a sanitorium since the late 70s, only leaving to paint in the building across the street

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E1DKd TIL the Unisphere, built in Queens, NY for the 1964 World’s Fair, had lights representing the capitals of the nations of the world, including one indicating the location of the Kahnawake Indian Reservation for the Mohawk Indians who helped build the monument.
xoRk TIL that in Nevada, a very reclusive man died. $7 million in gold bars were found in his house.
4ObN TIL that a man with debilitating allergies and asthma flew to Cameroon, walked around in feces to deliberately infect himself with hookworms. The hookworms cured him of his symptoms
gnl7 TIL that a Pythagorean Cup, also known as a Greedy Cup, is made to spill its contents if too much wine is poured in, encouraging moderation
oBWlK TIL in 2012, a U.S. programmer was caught hiring a Chinese programmer to do all his work for 1/5th of his high-paying salary. His workplace later discovered he was spending all day mostly just watching cat videos.