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TIL Marilyn Monroe‘s iconic red lip is actually orange

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ne9kP TIL: There are two red lines, on the floor, in the House Of Commons that opposing members are not allowed to cross. The measured distance is the length of two swords, and was intended to deter two members from initiating an on the spot duel.
VMX7Q TIL of Eddie Chapman - a professional criminal and prolific womanizer who became an important British double agent during WWII. He once convinced both British and German intelligence to house and pay each of his two fiancees in opposite warzones. He is the only Briton to win the German Iron Cross.
e0Dg5 TIL that soccer players walk out with kids because fans are less likely to throw things when kids are there. The kids also symbolize innocence and are good for PR
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