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TIL that “Texas” is slang for ‘crazy’ in Norway

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Y7aLW TIL Orson Welles was locked out of the editing room of Touch of Evil. Editing fell to Aaron Stell, who was rendered "ill, depressed and unhappy with the studio's impatience." After a series of edits and reshoots Welles wrote a 58 page report of needed improvements.
P4GZ TIL the more sexual encounters a man has the more likely he is to have positive views of women
O4dY TIL: The song “Yellow Rose of Texas” is referring to a light skinned woman of African ancestry and is a reference to the often times considered derogatory term “High Yellow.”
458g TIL of the Mojave Desert phone booth, a phone booth 60 miles from paved roads that is now a conference number to talk to strangers who also call 760-733-9969
6E0dw TIL the family of Dracula was a direct descendant of Genghis Khan.