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BgNax TIL most people during the Victorian Era only had access to a full bath once a month. Newspaper and corncobs were used as toilet paper, and ammonia was used as a shampoo.
8eEQV TIL “Kiss and Cry” is the name for the area where figure skaters await the announcement of their performance score
K7WQ TIL that Fred Mertz does not appear in two episodes of “I Love Lucy” due to the actor William Frawley’s contract, which stated that he did not have to work if the NY Yankees were playing in The World Series.
ndb9 TIL Paul McCartney, a Weird Al Yankovic fan, refused Yankovic permission to record a parody of Wings’ “Live and Let Die”, titled “Chicken Pot Pie”, because McCartney didn’t want to condone eating meat.
OoDVa TIL: MLB umpires are required by rule to wear only black underwear in the event that they split their pants.