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TIL that Robert De Niro saved Scorsese's life when he persuaded him to kick his cocaine addiction to make his highly regarded film Raging Bull.

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Nn6N TIL many American Indian tribal people recognized four genders: Masculine Men, Feminine Men, Masculine Women, and Feminine Women. The “two-spirit” individuals would mix both “male” and “female” clothing and duties. MM+FM and FW+MW relationships weren’t regarded as homosexual.
Yp6kW TIL in Germany in 2001, Armin Meiwes (AKA The Master Butcher) and his volunteer murder victim jointly attempted to eat the victim's severed penis. He then killed and ate a large amount of the volunteer’s flesh. His first trial sentence was only 8 yrs 6 mo (later increased to life).
kQ6d TIL In the Iranian remake of Modern Family, Haft Sang, the same-sex relationship between Cam and Mitchell was replaced by a hetero relationship. Haley Dunphy’s character is replaced by a teenage boy. Her boyfriend is replaced by a close male friend because boy-girl relationships cannot be depicted.
Y5pr TIL in 2009 a pigeon named Winston raced Telkom, South Africa’s largest ISP, to see who could deliver 4GB of data to a location 60 miles away the fastest. By the time Winston arrived with the 4GB flash drive, Telkom had transmitted only 4% of the data.
bD5a TIL that chipotle peppers are just smoke-dried jalapeños.