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TIL Holly Woodlawn became one of the first people to say the word 'cunt' in a film, Women in Revolt (1971).

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wLA86 TIL about Leonid Ivanovich Rogozo. He was the only medical staffer stationed at the Novolazarevskaya Station(Soviet Antarctic Expedition). While there, he developed appendicitis, which meant he had to perform an appendectomy on himself in a case of self-surgery.
EgJmd TIL that North Korea exports human hair to skirt the impacts of sanctions
mxl9x TIL that Japan has blue traffic lights in some areas because historically the Japanese used the same word for green and blue.
R7D4w TIL that when Billie Holiday would perform “Strange Fruit” at gigs, the club owner would order the waiters to stop serving, and the room would be in complete darkness except for a single spotlight on her face. It would close her act and there would be no encore.
xvB0 TIL that the time dedicated to commercials per half hour episode has more than doubled since the 1950’s.