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TIL that Dolly Parton’s boobs and arms are covered in tattoos

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awmN0 TIL that the anime "Voltes V" was cancelled in the Philippines because it inspired the country's citizens to revolt against the government since the country was under Martial Law at the time.
b9BME TIL Saddam Hussein commissioned a calligrapher to write a copy of the Quran using his blood as ink. The 605 page book contains roughly 27 liters of his blood and is kept in a mosque in Iraq behind 3 vault doors.
DQaer TIL about the Office of Price Administration (OPA) created during WW2 in the US to control prices and protect consumers against profiteering.
7yAb TIL that at one time Pillsbury bought Burger King with the intention of fixing everything that was wrong with the then declining franchise. To turn things around they hired a McDonald’s executive and when his changes were implemented BK took off like a rocket.
JYym8 TIL that there exist "Ag-Gag" laws in multiple states, which criminalize releasing videos or media of the inside of factory farms. These laws target animal activists trying to expose factory farming conditions, and are justified as trying to protect the agriculture industry.