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TIL Paige debuted in professional wrestling at 13 years old

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pB7e TIL that the first three major tenets of early Rastafarian beliefs were “Hatred of Whites”, “Superiority of Blacks” and “Revenge on Whites for their wickedness”
mkJM TIL Thatcher supposedly threatened to nuke Argentina over the Falklands if the French president didn’t hand over the disabling codes for the French-made Argentinian missiles.
1nkr TIL Director Richard Kelly sought permission from Smurfs creator Peyo for the scene in which Donnie Darko and his friends discuss the Smurfs’ sexuality. The estate allowed the scene because despite being graphic, it was accurate to the Smurfs mythology.
ZeYa TIL that according to scientists, all of the mosquitoes in the world could probably be killed off with minimal permanent ecological damage.
eMPg TIL James Joyce’s grandson, Stephen Joyce, as executor of his grandfather’s estate would sue anybody who attempted to write about, quote, recite, display, or perform any of James Joyce’s work or personal effects and effectively halted any scholarly research on any of James Joyce’s work for decades.