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TIL the cannibalism depicted in the 1980 horror movie “Cannibal Holocaust” was so realistic, the director Ruggero Deodato was brought to court and had to prove he didn’t actually kill his actors.

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9Y55Q TIL of the Pequot War (1636-1638), now considered a genocide by historians. English settlers led a campaign against the Pequot tribe, culminating with the Mystic massacre, when Pequot women and children were set on fire. Afterwards, Connecticut was formed and the word "Pequot" was banned.
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