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TIL Larry Flint has sent a free copy of Hustler to every member of congress every month for over 30 years

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4kDa6 TIL: Musical satirist Tom Lehrer quit his career after Henry Kissenger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, saying "When Kissinger won the Nobel peace prize, satire died"
XEEvk TIL Duvets were only introduced to the UK via a shop King's Row, West London in May 1964. Yet today it's practically impossible to find someone who still sleeps under blankets.
OyZY TIL that nuclear energy is the safest energy source in terms of human deaths - even safer than wind and solar
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