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TIL Cleopatra Was Not Egyptian

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5YBMP TIL that Eric Idle wrote a 12-line poem and a budget when formally proposing the movie “The Meaning Of Life” to the studio. It was OK’d immediately.
j61rQ TIL in a Florida courtroom an exotic dancer on trial for violating an anti-nudity ordinance wore her outfit and bent over for the judge to determine if he could see anything indecent; she was found not guilty, but a courtroom photo was published in Playboy
oBrrL TIL That people born blind use the same facial expressions as sighted people when expressing emotions, meaning that our facial expressions are innate and not learned behavior.
5V9mP TIL that 2012 research of carbon particle fulleren C60 resulted in interesting side effect: doubling of rats lifespan to 5+ years
BJYW TIL: Discovery’s “Sons of Guns” Star and former owner of Red Jacket is in Jail over child molestation charges, and rape of his own daughter.