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TIL an old Persian curse: Guz bi rishit, “May a fart be on your beard.”

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grdM7 TIL That Keisuke Itagaki, the mangaka behind Baki the Grappler, is the father of Paru Itagaki, the mangaka behind Beastars
QJwxa TIL: Adolf Hitler "famously hated red lipstick," Felder said. In Allied countries, wearing it became a sign of patriotism and a statement against facism.
QgoL TIL that Moammar Gadhafi had an odd obsession with Condoleeza Rice, once gaving her a videotape of her meetings with various leaders, set to specially composed music entitled “Black Flower in the White House”. She said later that “It was weird, but at least it wasn’t raunchy”.
6ENpY TIL of Margaret Dickson, a woman who was hanged for the murder of her baby. She later woke up in her coffin and was given a full pardon, living till old age. To prevent that from repeating the sentence for hanging was officially changed to "hanged by the neck UNTIL DEAD", where it remains today.
50xr TIL chopping wood increases testosterone production by 46.8 percent, as much as 17 percent higher than soccer and other studied competitive sports.