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TIL That the "Golden Age of Porn" was from 1969 to 1984.

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VMVe0 TIL about General Butt Naked, a Liberian guerrilla leader who practiced devil worship, child sacrifice, cannibalism, and wore only shoes when fighting. He led a group of child soldiers called the "Butt Naked Brigade," who fought naked or in women's clothing.
LgJm TIL that ‘Presque vu’ is the opposite of 'Déjà vu’, the phenomenon called tip of the tongue, a situation where someone cannot recall a familiar word or name, but with effort eventually recalls the elusive memory.
oRNLr TIL that on bonfire night in the UK (Nov 5), Classic FM airs a program called "Pet Classics" to help calm cats and dogs frightened by all the fireworks.
wo5X6 TIL of "the Bat man", a married woman's lover kept in her attic for 10 years.
PYpxO TIL that in 2012, after the Kazakhstan's shooting team won a medal at the championships in Kuwait, instead of the country's national anthem being played, the joke national anthem from the Borat movie was played.