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TIL The band 2 Live Crew has a cover of Pretty Woman and was sued by Roy Orbison for copyright infringement. 2 Live Crew sent the lyrics to Orbison's label asking permission, which was denied, but they recorded the song anyway. The case went to the supreme court where 2 Live Crew won.

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4X4r5 TIL In 1922, the Bureau of Public Roads commissioned Gen. John J. Pershing to make a map for construction purposes and to highlight which roads in the U.S. were the most important in the event of war. The "Pershing Map" was the first official topographic road map of the United States.
oR5AK TIL most major adult film sites are all owned by the same company
D10Lr TIL that in 19th-century England, green indicated homosexual affiliations. Victorian gay men would often pin a green carnation on their lapel as popularized by openly gay author Oscar Wilde, who often wore one on his lapel.
rgpy TIL It has been calculated that due to time dilation, the core of the Earth is 2.5 years younger than the crust.
aLMJ TIL the reason cats flex (also called kneading) their claws when sitting on your lap is due to a behavior from when it was a kitten. The kitten has to flex its claws around the mothers nipple in order to get it to start lactating. In adulthood its just re triggered from being nurtured