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TIL that Oprah dated movie critic Roger Ebert

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r9aW TIL the word vagina literally translates to “sheath” or “scabbard”
rRjoo TIL about the Crittenden Compromise, a proposal to enshrine slavery to the U. S. Constitution and make it unconstitutional for future congresses to end slavery. Opposed by Abraham Lincoln and rejected by the House and Senate, it failed to avert the Civil War.
epaKb TIL Figures in the Sistine Chapel had fig leaves covering them for over 300 years
6QOm TIL that sea otters lick and fluff their newborn for hours, causing their pup’s fur to retain enough air to act as a floatation device.
D1nme TIL the first theaters in the early 1900's charged a five cents for admission, and were therefore named "nickelodeons."