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TIL there is another copy of the Mona Lisa in existence. It was presumably painted by a student of Leonardo da Vinci

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D1J4v TIL Ulysses S. Grant appointed several Black and Jewish leaders to office during his presidency.
YNAB TIL two time Medal of Honor recipient Major General Smedley Butler wrote: “I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism.”
a8wOL TIL the first ever episode of Doctor Who was largely overshadowed by the assassination of John F. Kennedy a day prior.
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