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TIL the production, consumption, and distribution of porn is illegal in South Korea.

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rNaRW TIL English model Jean Shrimpton caused a sensation when, in 1965, she arrived at a Melbourne Derby Day wearing a white shift dress that ended 10 cm above the knee. The controversial event is considered as having been responsible for the birth and success of the miniskirt
OGPGe TIL that in the music video for “YMCA”, the Village People do not preform the iconic dance, as it was suggested to the band by Dick Clark on “American Bandstand” six months after the video was shot.
ep5e5 TIL in 1870, Italy completed its unification by defeating the Papal States, which contained Rome. Though his army was outnumbered, the Pope insisted on symbolic resistance before surrendering, resulting in ~68 deaths. Rome was captured, and the Pope’s territory was eventually reduced to Vatican City
vPOZB TIL there is a group of biohackers trying to open source insulin production
oR8R TIL - Gravity Probe B has the most perfect spheres ever created by man “If GP-B gyroscope’s were enlarged to the size of the Earth, the tallest mountain would be eight feet tall.”