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TIL Metal does not attract lightning.

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OolpY TIL in September 1939, at the onset of World War II. The Night Watch was detached from its frame and rolled around a cylinder. The rolled painting was stored for four years in a special safe that was built to protect many works of art in the caves of Maastricht, Netherlands.
e9A4 TIL 270 scientists re-ran 100 studies published in the top psychology journals in 2008. Only half the studies could be replicated successfully.
oBERo TIL in the 1700s, women's pockets weren't sewn into their clothing. They were a separate piece that was tied around the waist. In the late 18th century, clothes became tighter which made pockets seem bulky. This helped popularize purses.
e0VO4 TIL The Louvre had to put up signs asking Chinese tourists not to poop on the grounds.
R7Np8 TIL Tibor Rubin survived the Holocaust, fought for the US Army during the Korean War, became a POW, and had to wait 55 years to receive his Medal of Honor, all because his sergeant was an anti-Semite.