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TIL a nude painting of Bea Arthur that she didn’t even sit for, sold for nearly 2 million dollars in 2013

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k4x7 TIL that all 13 minerals necessary for human life can be found in alcohol beverages.
D1Zmj TIL aluminum is so corrosion resistant because where iron and steel rust, Al combines with oxygen to form a material even harder than aluminum itself, called corundum. This is the second hardest naturally occurring material, next to diamond.
4YoR TIL that the Coliseum got its name not because of its massive size, but because its proximity to a colossal ‘Statue of Liberty’ sized bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.
OPlg TIL That more than 75 percent of American women dyes their hair.