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TIL in the 1970s, artist Andy Warhol thought that his artwork wouldn’t go up in value after his death. In May of 2022, Warhol’s portrait of Marilyn Monroe sold for $195 Million - making it the most expensive American artwork ever sold at auction.

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Z8Rya TIL that the first female leader was Hatshepsut, Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned between 1473 and 1458 B.C. Her name means “foremost of noblewomen.” Her rule was peaceful and she was able to launch a building program that would see the construction of a great temple at Luxor.
e7pJ TIL that in 1937, MGM covered up the brutal rape of dancer Patricia Douglas and ruined her reputation and her life
5VlG9 TIL that, concerning deregulation, the Washington Consensus' original 10 points only called to abolish rules that impede market entry or restrict competition; rules based on safety, environmental and consumer protection grounds, and oversight of financial institutions were explicitly excepted
xvAo TIL the University of Oregon plagiarized the section on plagiarism in its student handbook from the section on plagiarism in Stanford’s teaching handbook.
Men9b TIL 16th century English writers added silent letters to many words to better link them to Greek or Latin, even if no such link existed, such as the b in debt or s in island