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TIL that Michelangelo spent two months hiding in the underground chamber while evading a death sentence ordered by the Pope

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YpWMG TIL because of their features and dark skin, the Roma people were mistaken for Egyptians when they moved westward from India to the European continent, leading to the term "gypsy." Many Roma reject the term "gypped" as it assumes deception and trickery.
6E0M8 TIL in 2005, Astronaut Stephen Robinson had to fix the Shuttle Discovery in orbit to make it to Earth alive. Material sticking out between the heat panels had to be removed to avoid burning up on re-entry. He improvised tools, including a saw made with duct tape, and removed it on a spacewalk.
v1AOr TIL that 51% of American men between 18 and 29 are single. By contrast, only 32% of women in the same group are single.
QJLJ9 TIL in South Korea people under the age of 16 can't play online games between midnight and 6 a.m.
9wn7 TIL that Grace Kelly became close friends with dancer Josephine Baker after Kelly stormed out of a nightclub in NYC that Baker was denied entry because she was black.