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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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D1y1V TIL from 1917 to 1918 British Intelligence paid an Italian journalist the modern equivalent of £6,000 (US$ 8,290) per week to keep up the pro-war campaigning. The cash got him a start in politics, and was also allegedly lavished on his many mistresses. The journalist was 34-year-old Benito Mussolini
p8XAb TIL Brian Wilson was obsessed with The Ronettes' "Be My Baby." He had copies of it all over his house, compared it to Einstein's Theory of Relativity, and called it the best song ever recorded. He wrote "Don't Worry Baby" for Ronnie Spector, but Phil (who was aware of the obsession) rejected it.
WbeX TIL That the reason you never see a baby pigeon is because they live in the nest for 30 days, at which point they look like adult pigeons.
Br9xe TIL In 1988 Nancy Knight, a scientist at the National Center for Atmosphere Research in Boulder, Colorado, USA, found two identical snowflakes.
WQv8 TIL that in 1999, US forces bombed a Chinese embassy, killing 3 ambassadors and injuring 20. The incident was blamed on outdated maps. China never accepted the US explanation, and it was later revealed that the CIA actually had accurate maps.