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LQ5oZ TIL Enid Blyton had many affairs, including a lesbian one with the children's nanny. When her husband found out, fearing for her public image she insisted he publicly admit adultery or be denied contact with his children. Afterwards she reneged, denying contact and blacklisted him in publishing.
VBmgQ TIL One in Every Ten Children In Sudan Die Before Their Fifth Birthday
Jnwv TIL that 40 Year Old Virgin star Shelley Malil is serving a life sentence in prison for attempted murder
Wkxlo TIL that Bohemian Grove is a 137 year old secret camp, that Nixon called "the most faggy goddamn thing you could ever imagine". The camp is private and only open to the rich and powerful men of the world. It's also where The Manhattan Project was initially planned.
kOPw1 TIL the children's book 'Love You Forever' simple four-lined verse was a poem the author would sing silently to himself after his wife gave birth to two stillborn babies.