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TIL Betty White is older than sliced bread

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Omm1 TIL that the R-rated South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut intentionally used 399 swears, since the MPAA would give an NC-17 rating to any movie using 400 or more swears.
pY0MA TIL about Jeannette Rankin, the first women in congress, and the only member who voted against going to war with Japan after Pearl Harbor
0dplM TIL that “military brat” was not meant as a pejorative. It stands for: British Regiment Attached Traveler. Though its origin is still up for debate.
X51E TIL In 1982 Nintendo was sued by Universal for copyright infringement of the King Kong name and plot, but Nintendo won when it was found that in 1975 Universal successfully sued RKO Pictures for the decision that King Kong be deemed Public Domain.
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