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TIL the Bank of America used to be called the Bank of Italy

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e08A4 TIL of the “Rainbow Party” oral sex urban legend from the early 2000’s that made it as far as featuring on the Oprah Winfrey show
x6okD TIL Michelangelo created a sleeping Cupid figure and treated it with acidic earth to appear ancient. He then sold it to a dealer who then sold it to Cardinal Riario of San Giorgio who later learned of the fraud and demanded his money back. Michelangelo was permitted to keep his share of the money.
Vvvp TIL a British Gurkha soldier Dip Prasad Pun killed 30 Taliban single-handedly in Afghanistan
KOneR TIL that Steve Englehart, the co-creator of Mantis, a character popularized in the MCU, wasn't happy with her portrayal in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies as he felt it strayed too far from the character he made, which was a telapathic martial artist.
kJw17 TIL linen is made from flax fibres, in a process that used to take many months. Linseed oil also comes from this plant