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TIL about "That Time Barbie Actively Encouraged Starvation Dieting"

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QNvjE TIL that Joan of Arc was declared innocent of heresy in a retrial twenty-five years after being burned at the stake.
epB0g TIL in 2004, Dutch Scientists left a 'hamster wheel' in the wild, and all types of forest animals, including frogs and slugs, used it throughout the year
XEPRj TIL about the Golden Fantasy. The Golden fantasy is a secret expectation that all of one's problems can be solved by interaction with a perfect and all-caring relationship figure. The fantasy can be found both in psychotherapy and in ordinary life.
R7Mjj TIL the taunting Frenchman in Monty Python and the Holy Grail was historically accurate. John Cleese had the idea after reading in a history book about mediaeval soldiers whose sole purpose were to launch insults against enemy soldiers prior to battle.
JYJYk TIL Peter Boyle, famous actor known for his roles in “Young Frankenstein” and “Everybody Loves Raymond”, was close friends with John Lennon and made him best man at his wedding