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TIL there is a Norwegian group named “Fuck For Forest” who sell porn in an effort to save the world’s rainforests

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RPQ9 TIL that it’s impossible to obtain an original theatrical version of Star Wars. Every obtainable release has been altered in some way. Even some of the later theatrical releases in 1977 had changes made to them.
x6Jm7 TIL That Ben-Hur (1959) was written as a gay love story. They filmed it as such without ever telling that to Charlton Heston but told his counterpart, Stephen Boyd
epQAL TIL for the three decades between 1976 and 2006, bestiality was legal in Washington State
nMOo TIL that there is no scientific basis for the Kübler-Ross “DABDA” model, aka the 5 stages of grief. The author herself insisted the stages didn’t all happen and not in any order. The model was embraced in pop culture because humans are naturally predisposed to explanations that tell a simple story.
VMD0Q TIL that the Goodyear Blimp was declared the official bird of the city of Redondo Beach, California