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TIL Leon Trotsky and Frida Kahlo had a brief affair

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p08e TIL A cat’s meow is custom tailored for its owner and is rarely used for communication with other cats.
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wKjE TIL that the guitarist of the band ‘Phoenix’ was once in a band with friends/future-founders of 'Daft Punk’. They disbanded shortly after receiving a harsh review from a British music magazine in which the reviewer referred to the band’s sound as “a daft punky thrash”.
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