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TIL that Laurence Fishburne cut all ties with his daughter after she started doing hardcore porn.

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Xdn6 TIL the phrase"cold shoulder"stems from a particular way to serve food to an unwanted guest.In this case “cold shoulder” was the serving of an inferior cut of meat, namely a"cold shoulder of mutton"to an uninvited guest, as opposed to serving a hot meal that was fresh out of the oven to an invitee.
kJg8E TIL at the luxurious French brothel One-Two-Two there were themed rooms. One of the rooms, the Orient Express was a replica of a train car. It had sound effects and shook and bounced like a real train in motion. You could even have an intrusive conductor barge into the room and join in.
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