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TIL the Ancient Romans would flood the Colosseum to re-enact sea battles

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7m6r TIL of “Fritz the Cat,” a 1972 adult animated feature that was the first to ever receive an X rating and became the highest grossing independent animated feature of all time.
kJa55 TIL that Iron Maiden asked Frank Herbert if they could name a song after his novel “Dune.” They received a response stating "Frank Herbert doesn't like rock bands, particularly heavy rock bands, and especially bands like Iron Maiden.” They had to rename the song.
64n8 TIL “Twister” (1996) was given a PG-13 rating by the MPAA Code and Ratings Board for “intense depiction of very bad weather.”
R7YM1 TIL of the "Battle of London Airport" in 1948, where the officers of the "Flying Squad" learnt of a plot to steal bullion from the airport by drugging the guards. In response they replaced the guards and pretended to be drugged, then awoke leading to a violent fight with all criminals being caught
4keLb TIL of Cat Girl Manor, a private residence in El Paso County, Colorado, known for hosting kittenplay. It has been described as "the Playboy Mansion of the kitten play community". Some of the "kittens" perform "purrlesque", a variation of burlesque.