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TIL In 2012, archeologist discovered an ancient mosaic meme in Turkey. It reads be cheerful, live your life in ancient Greek.

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yQWll TIL that a stolen Degas painting worth 800,000 euros was found inside of a suitcase in a bus near Paris, during a random search by customs officials. It had been stolen in 2009. None of the passengers admitted to owning it and nobody was arrested.
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