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Although thinking about art as a factual entity might seem a bit odd at first (you know, based on the notion that art is all about emotions and feelings), you would be surprised how many fun facts about art there really are. So many that we’ve filled a whole list with facts about art so you can entertain your friends at the most unexpected times with them. Or, you can also dish out these interesting facts about art at any old gallery opening when there’s nothing else to talk about. 

Anyway, these interesting facts will absolutely give you pieces of information you’ve never heard before and, at the same time, will entertain you like nothing else before. Here’s a snippet of what to expect from these amusing art facts. Did you know that the Mona Lisa is so popular among her fans that she (well, not she, exactly, but the painting) has her own mailbox for fan letters at the Louvre? Neither did we, but now we are so tempted to write to her and see if we get a reply! Or did you know that the color wheel existed way before the United States did? Now there’s a piece of useless information we will absolutely remember for the rest of our lives! 

Now that you got the gist that these cool facts about art will absolutely be worthy of your attention and time, it is our cue to urge you to scroll on down and check them out. Once you are there, rank the fun facts since now they are in no particular order. And lastly, if you feel the need to share this article with your friends, do not hesitate to do so! 

#1

91% Of Americans Believe That A Well-Rounded Education Must Include The Arts

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    Recent Discovery Made In Spain Found That The Oldest Paintings Discovered To Date, Made By Humans, Were Made More Than 42,000 Years Ago

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    #3

    Salvador Dali Got The Idea For His Famous Melting Clocks From Watching Pieces Of Camembert Cheese Melt In The Sun

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    Before Committing Suicide In 1890, Van Gogh Sold Only One Painting, 'The Red Vineyard'

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    #5

    The First Pencil Was Invented In England In 1565

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    #6

    The Color Wheel Existed Before United States

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    Bob Ross Once Helped A Color-Blind Viewer By Spending An Entire Episode Painting In Only In Grey

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    #8

    There Are Two Starry Nights By Van Gogh

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    #9

    The Most Well-Known Graffiti Artist In The World Is Banksy, Yet No One Knows His Real Name

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    #10

    Leonardo Da Vinci Was A 15th Century Animal Rights Activist And Vegetarian

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    #11

    Art Used To Be A Competition In The Olympics

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    #12

    Roman Sculptures Were Designed With Removable Heads So That One Head Could Be Swapped Out For Another

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    #13

    Van Gogh Captured His Perspective From An Asylum In The Starry Night

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    #14

    Leonardo Da Vinci Was A Procrastinator

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    #15

    Picasso Believed That Art Is Done To Wash Away The Dust Of Our Daily Lives From Our Souls

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    #16

    Romanticism Was A Cultural Movement That Originated In Europe And Also Gave Rise To The Importance Of Plein Air Painting

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    #17

    'The Scream', The Most Well-Known Piece By Expressionist Artist Edvard Munch, Exists In Five Different Versions

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    #18

    Pablo Picasso Was A Prime Suspect In The Theft Of The Mona Lisa In 1911, But He Was Proven To Be Innocent After The Trials

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    #19

    Pablo Picasso Was An Animal Lover Who Had A Monkey, Goat, Owl, Turtle, Lots Of Cats And Dogs

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    #20

    One Of The Fathers Of The Impressionist Movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Had Suffered From Rheumatoid Arthritis

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    #21

    The 3500-Year-Old Kerala Murals Were Made Entirely Of Natural Paints And Vegetable Dyes, Leaving Them Completely Eco-Friendly

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    #22

    Like Maths, Creativity Can Be Learned

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    #23

    Claude Monet Was Advised To Work As A Grocer Rather Than As An Artist

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    #24

    Due To All The Love Messages She Gets, The Mona Lisa Has Her Own Mailbox In The Louvre

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    #25

    The Easter Island Heads Have Bodies

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    #26

    In 1961, 'Le Bateau' By Henri Matisse Was Hung Upside Down At The Museum Of Modern Art In New York, And It Was Around 46 Days Before Anyone Noticed

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    #27

    The Main Themes In Romanticism Art Were Human Psychology, Expression Of Personal Feeling And Nature

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    #28

    Rococo Artwork Showed Wealthy People Engaging In Luxurious Leisure Activities And Romantic Adventures

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    #29

    Dali Believed He Was The Reincarnation Of His Older Brother Also Named Salvador Dali

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    #30

    The Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold Is Leonardo Da Vinci 'Salvator Mundi': Sold For $450.3 Million

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    #31

    Warli Art Origins Go Back To 2500 BC

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    Willard Wigan, An Artist, Once Inhaled His Own Creation

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    The Word “Art” Is Derived From The Latin Word “Ars,” Which Means “Art, Talent, Or Craft"

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