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TIL that photography in the Sistine Chapel has been banned since 1980 when the Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) obtained exclusive rights to the paintings in return for a $4 million restoration project.

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0d4ey TIL: That the word embiggens and cromulent created by The Simpsons added to the US dictionary in 2018.
8eK8G TIL that Brandi Brandt, a Playboy centerfold who played the elevator operator at the beginning of Aerosmith's "Love in an Elevator" ("Going...down?") was jailed up to six years in Australia for being part of a cocaine smuggling ring
p85QO TIL about Prince Rupert's Drop, also called Batavian tears, a piece of glass in a shape of a long drop which is strong enough to shatter a bullet. This piece of glass and its qualities have been known for at least 300 years.
neoWo TIL the scientist that discovered stomach ulcers were caused by bacteria proved his hypothesis by swallowing live bacteria and then taking antibiotics to cure himself. Before, his hypothesis was mocked by other scientists.
R7V66 TIL Little Richard denied near-death rumors in 2017 and asserted ‘I’m Still Singing’. He has kept largely away from the spotlight, reportedly living in a penthouse suite at the Hilton in downtown Nashville after hip surgery