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TIL The photograph "Rhein II" by Andreas Gursky was the most expensive photograph ever sold

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Km4B TIL even though statues from Ancient Egypt portray pharaohs as thin and healthy, archaeological evidence (analysis of mummies) reveals that most of them were diabetic, had heart disease and had bad teeth due to having a diet rich in sugar.
VBGpZ TIL: That when recording "I Feel Fine", the Beatles had begun to explore new sources of inspiration in noises previously eliminated as mistakes, such as electronic goofs, twisted tapes and talkback. "I Feel Fine" marks one of the earliest examples of the the use of feedback as a recording technique.
5919 TIL the Nigerian email scam is the modern version of a con called the Spanish Prisoner, which dates back to long before the Internet was invented.
vOEB TIL that only 26% of men and 17% of women wash their hands after using the bathroom
8aLab TIL Hannelore Kohl, wife of the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl (1982-1998), was gang-raped and thrown out a first-floor window by Soviet soldiers as a 12 year old in 1945. She committed suicide in 2001, after a long battle with mental problems most likely caused by these suppressed traumas.