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TIL powdered wigs became popular to hide syphilis symptoms
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TIL the Michelangelo’s ‘David’ was made from a single, 6 ton piece of marble that was twice discarded by other sculptors. Also, he is left-handed…
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TIL there is a term specifically referring to the bare skin area between over-knee socks and the end of a miniskirt or shorts: "Absolute Territory."
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TIL During the Vietnam War the US tried to weaponize the religious beliefs of the Vietnamese. They believed anyone improperly buried would wander the earth in agony. So the US played horrifying sounds of a wailing Vietnamese man over the jungle at night as part of a psyop campaign.
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TIL the names of the ghosts in the game Pac- Man are Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde
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TIL: “ADT” Security Company employed serial killer Dennis Rader, who would disable the alarm systems he installed before proceeding to rape and murder the occupants.