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TIL that a movie is granted a PG-13 rating if the word fuck is only used once and not in the context of sex

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kO6Y5 TIL the Valyrian languages spoken in the TV show, Game of Thrones, was developed by linguist David J. Peterson based on the few words author George R. R. Martin put in the novels. The fully developed language now provides additional Valyrian translations to Martin for use in his forthcoming novels.
yQ6kV TIL Jeremy Clarkson was fired from "Top Gear" for punching a producer who told him the hotel kitchen was closed.
BElr TIL Cats have a very small prefrontal cortex, making them rather impulsive creatures.
4KAg TIL the remainder of the Pentagon Papers (docs leaked in 1971 which demonstrated that the US gov’t systematically misled the public about the Vietnam War) were fully declassified in 2011 and are now freely available online
N7K1b TIL: A farmer in Colorado paid $60K for the retired squad car of a deputy who was killed in the line of duty to gift the car to the deputy’s son.