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TIL Playboy Playmates started in Jan 1954 with a simple full page picture. The first two page centerfold was in July 1955, and the iconic three page centerfold in March 1956.

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6EmBY TIL that pith helmet was an adaptation of salakot hat native to The Philippines by the Spaniards, later on by other Europeans and eventually became seen as symbol of colonialism
ow8R TIL: Couples that cuddle can become addicted to one another. Symptoms of withdraw can occur when apart as a result of the hormone oxytocin, “the cuddling drug.”
wP56 TIL A Nebraska has a state tax on illegal drugs, and dealers “are required by law to buy stamps to affix on the packages, even though the drugs are illegal in the first place.”
b60Ja TIL: The ubiquitous anti-piracy commercials used on DVDs used pirated music.
epam4 TIL the first tsar (i.e. ruler with that title) ever was Simeon I of Bulgaria (893-927). The last tsar ever was Simeon II of Bulgaria (1943-1946).