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TIL the 14-year-old actress in Kubrick's Lolita was apparently having a real-life "Lolita" experience with a 32-year-old producer during filming

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OVWX TIL that in order to match the Walmart Heirs’ fortune, you’d need to work there for 7 Million Years.
grXMD TIL: that in 29 U.S. states while under anesthetic you can have a pelvic exam preformed by a med students without your consent or knowledge
XEQyk TIL that "Rohan" is a real place in France, as well as the fictional kingdom from The Lord of the Rings (Tolkien was aware of this and might have borrowed the word, but otherwise said there was no link between the two)
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