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TIL that dueling is still technically legal in Texas, because mutual consent is a defense against assault.

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4abg TIL when Alan Moore was preparing to write ‘The Killing Joke’, he asked DC Comics editor Len Wein if they had any problem with crippling Barbara Gordon (Batgirl). Wein replied, 'Yeah, okay, cripple the bitch.’ “It was probably one of the areas where they should’ve reined me in, but they didn’t.”
pYJ5N TIL that in The Shawshank Redemption, when Morgan Freeman’s character is asked “why do they call you Red?” and he responds with “maybe it’s because I’m Irish”.
B5ed TIL that sugar is added to cigarettes and can account for up to 20% of their weight. This not only makes cigarettes better tasting but also more addictive.
9eAB TIL Queen of England has a gold-plated Wii console
PYQBL TIL Dr. Seuss' widow disliked 'The Cat in the Hat' (2003) so much that she banned Hollywood from making Live Action movies of Seuss characters