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TIL of The Golden Age of Porn (1969.-1984.), when pornografic movies were regurarly shown in mainstream cinemas, had high production value and were dicussed by distinguished film critics, including Roger Ebert

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Jnxk TIL that some researchers believe that a brain parasite called Toxoplasma causes Cat Lady Syndrome and other severe mental illnesses
EBjP TIL French WWI infantry went into a disastrous battle baa'ing like sheep- they knew they were being sent to the slaughter.
7Ayr TIL Robin Williams voiced The Genie in “Aladdin” for $75,000. He agreed to the job provided that his name or image not be used for marketing, and his (supporting) character not take more than 25% of space on advertising artwork. Disney went back on both promises to ensure box office success.
WprA TIL ancient Babylonians did math in base 60 and not base 10, giving us 60 seconds in a minute, 360 degrees in a circle, etc.
VPdp TIL of Han van Meegeren, a painter who avoided execution in 1945 for selling Dutch cultural property to the Nazis by proving he’d forged it all after setting up his studio in court. He received just one year for fraud and was later hailed as a hero for duping Hermann Göring, amongst others.