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TIL homophobia is more common for in-the-closet homosexuals with authoritarian parents

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9YdvB TIL The BBFC, the UK's film censorship board, was once forced to watch a 10 hour film of paint drying on the wall before it could give it an age rating. The film was rated as a "U" (Universal) with "no material likely to offend or harm"
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