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TIL that Salvador Dali created a painting called “Hitler Masturbating”. Nothing figurative about that title.

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P1J0w TIL that after South Korea built a 323 ft (98 m) flagpole with a 300 lb (140 kg) flag near the DMZ, North Korea erected an even taller 525 ft (160 m) flagpole with a 600 lb (270 kg) flag on their side of the border.
WXaB TIL that 10 years ago a 1GB SD card was $500
VBANG TIL the voice of the announcements on the New York City Subway system is that of Bernie Wagenblast, a transgender woman
Xx8k TIL that the author of the poem “Do not go gently into that good night” died at the mere age of 39. His poem is used frequently in modern pop culture, including the films “Independence Day” and “Interstellar,” and inspired a book George R.R. Martin penned in the 70s.
ne9Ar TIL that in Ancient Rome, bestiarii, or gladiators who fought animals, often killed themselves rather than fight. In one instance, twenty-nine prisoners strangled each other to death rather than to fight in the arena.