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TIL French artist, Yves Klein, sold a series of non-existent spaces in exchange for a weight of pure gold. Some accepted his offer. In 1959, almost 60 years after his death, a receipt he wrote to prove ownership of his invisible artworks sold for $1.16 million at Sotheby’s auction house in Paris.

by whatilearned June 24, 2022, 12:31 am

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TIL Robin Williams was offered, and accepted the role of The Joker in the 1989 film, “Batman.” Warner Brothers had only made the offer to bait their first choice, Jack Nicholson, into signing on, which he eventually did. Williams was furious, and demanded an apology from the film studio

by whatilearned June 21, 2022, 11:12 pm

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TIL: The claim that the German public did not know about the concentration camps’ atrocities, generally made by Germans after Berlin fell in 1945 and accepted by most historians is false. Most of what happened in the camps were spread through German news in a process of “desensitization”.

by whatilearned June 20, 2022, 4:57 pm

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by CopyPastaArchive June 14, 2022, 9:37 pm

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What excuse for not wanting to go out should be more accepted?

by QuestionGuy June 5, 2022, 11:07 pm

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TIL that the term for the spikes on a stegosaurs tail – “Thagomizer” – originated with Gary Larsen and a Far Side cartoon. It is now widely accepted in the science community and is used as anatomical terminology by The Smithsonian, the Dinosaur National Monument, and the BBC in documentaries.

by whatilearned June 5, 2022, 2:21 am

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What’s something popular/widely accepted that you openly hate, that no one can convince you otherwise, and why?

by QuestionGuy May 31, 2022, 4:51 am

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what is something socially accepted when you’re a child but not when you’re an adult?

by QuestionGuy May 26, 2022, 7:01 pm

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What is something that is accepted as a norm at any workplace but is quite messed up?

by QuestionGuy May 24, 2022, 6:44 pm

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What is a mentality that people accepted these days but will eventually backfire for future generations?

by QuestionGuy May 22, 2022, 12:52 am

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what is socially accepted but really shouldn’t be?

by QuestionGuy May 19, 2022, 7:41 am

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TIL that the states of Mississippi and Alabama were originally part of the state of Georgia until officially recognized in 1802 when the state of Georgia accepted their borders and the territory of Mississippi which would later become the states of Mississippi and Alabama was formed.

by whatilearned May 17, 2022, 1:32 am

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