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TIL that the tumbleweed originally came from Russia

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xVNDo TIL when the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, Pablo Picasso was brought in for questioning in relation to the theft.
Oo074 TIL That in the Middle Ages, Knights in full harness (full plate armor) could contarary to popular belief, move quite well and were still agile enough to climb, run, roll, and wrestle with little dificulty.
mOlv TIL McDonald’s is no longer the global leader in fast food chains. It’s Subway.
ADv77 TIL William Peter Blatty won 5-thousand dollars while appearing on the game show, 'Your Bet your Life', in the 1950's. He said he would use the money to take some time off and write a novel. He went on to write, 'The Exorcist.'
DlBD TIL there’s something called Tetris Syndrome, which happens when you play a game too long and you start to dream and hallucinate about it in your peripheral vision.