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TIL a Parisian apartment that was undisturbed for 70 years was opened, revealing priceless art and furniture.

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VMOmG TIL of Philippa Fawcett, an English mathematician and the first woman to have topped the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos, but who despite scoring 13% higher than the second top scorer did not receive the honorary title of Senior Wrangler.
0wjG1 TIL James Franco once created an invisible sculpture called 'Fresh Air'. It was described as an endless supply of oxygen. Someone actually bought the 'sculpture' for $10,000
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