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TIL Mary Shelly lost her Virginity on her mothers grave.

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ADN9a Stories of Kobe reared on classical music, beer, and massages, while allowed, are largely myths. But, the Hyogo government keeps the 12 most ideal bulls in a special facility, using their semen to inseminate all cows. Every ounce of Kobe beef eaten worldwide was fathered by one of these dozen perfect marbling specimens.
W7EwN TIL about the Aldgate Pump in London, a drinking fountain responsible for the death of hundreds when its water became contaminated by running through nearby graveyards.
Lg40 TIL in 1933 Major General Smedley Butler proclaimed there was a Coup d'état plot against Roosevelt by the Fascist American upper class who were opposed to the New Deal. He was asked to lead half a million men to take the white house and establish a dictatorship.
Kj9G TIL that according to Batman (1989) producer Jon Peters, the famous line in the movie was originally going to be “I’m Batman…Motherfucker!” but Warner Bros. made him take it out.
9Wy7 TIL airlines that use U.S. controlled airspace must pay $0.49 per mile to fly over land and $0.20 per mile to fly over the ocean. Fees are waived if flight takes off or lands in the U.S.