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TIL in the 1990s, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire's friend group called themselves 'The Pussy Posse'. They were known for partying and sleeping with lots of women in New York City, with Leo even saying "When you’re my age ... there’s not much besides sex on your mind."

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kOwJW TIL that Golden Girl Bea Arthur was one of the first female marines to serve in WWII. She enlisted just 1 week after the Marine Corps began recruiting women.
7OBr TIL a CA man driving in an HOV lane claimed the Articles of Incorporation of his business, which had been placed unbuckled on the driver’s seat, constituted a person, citing a CA law that defines a person as “natural persons and corporations”. The courts ruled against him, citing “common sense.”
p8X9b TIL - Shortly after the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia, the Nazis had set up an area with captured Yugoslav aircraft. But while the German guards were listening to the news, local communists moved the fence separating the working ones from the non-working ones, leading to all aircraft being scrapped.
loKdA TIL the crew of 'Return of the Jedi' mocked the character design of Admiral Ackbar, deeming it too ugly. Director Richard Marquand refused to alter it, saying, "I think it's good to tell kids that good people aren't necessarily good looking people and that bad people aren't necessarily ugly people."
vlBL TIL that the 6 wealthiest Arab countries (Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman and Bahrain) all refused to take any Syrian refugees.