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The Mona Lisa was originally titled “That’s None of Your Business.” Which explains the smile: pure boundary-setting.

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The Mona Lisa has long been known as 'La Gioconda' in Italian and 'La Joconde' in French, referring to the sitter, believed to be Lisa Gherardini. There is no record of a title like 'That's None of Your Business.'

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