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TIL The Chinese title for the film Pretty Woman is “I Will Marry a Prostitute to Save Money”

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oRAM8 TIL the US Navy had no idea Cher would be wearing a racy outfit when they agreed to let her film “If I Could Turn Back Time” on the battleship Missouri. They didn’t see her now-iconic fishnet bodysuit until filming started. The crew’s crazy reaction is genuine.
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VMBM0 TIL that the Island of Tuvalu has its own religion
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