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TIL that the look of Disney character Magica De Spell was inspired by Italian actresses Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren

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Z4yv TIL that the UK’s porn filter architect was arrested on child porn offences.
QnLk TIL More than half of all African-American children live in single-parent homes
rRnvw TIL a good portion of the worlds web traffic encryption is controlled by lava lamps.
0deYA TIL about the SS Wien / SS Po the only ship to have served in both World Wars and sunk in both wars. The SS Wien was originally in Austrian service but in 1918 was sunk by Italian frogmen. It was then raised in 1921 and purchased by Italy serving until 1941 when it was sunk by British Aircraft.
NXBG8 TIL about the Melanesian “cargo cults” - an indigenous group who superstitiously recreated Allied / Japanese military equipment, clothes, and routines in the hopes that it would bring back more of the resources they saw delivered to bases on nearby islands during WWII.