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TIL The state of Singapore was expelled from the Malaysian federation due to a heated ideological conflict between their respective ruling parties.

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xVQ51 TIL there are 5 celestial bodies in our solar system categorised as dwarf planet according to International Astronomical Union definitions with Ceres being nearest to Earth situated in the asteroid belt.
D1Jrp TIL the largest sum paid for a painting by Giovanni Boldini (€2.1 million) was for one found in an unoccupied and decadent Paris apartment frozen in time since 1942. The painting of his mistress had sat unseen for 68 years after her family fled the Nazi's to never return (rent paid til their death).
QJaWd TIL some of the first cave art was of overly exaggerated nude woman so basically cave porn
d8rPQ TIL that in Disney's The Sword in Stone, Arthur was voiced by three actors, leading to noticeable changes in voice between scenes — and sometimes, within the same scene. "Two [of the voice actors] were brothers, and sound somewhat similar; the third was not, and sounds distinctly different."
v1xnL TIL "Big Pool" in Garden City, Kansas, built in 1922, is the world's largest outdoor concrete municipal swimming pool. It holds over two million gallons of water and is so large people can water ski on it.