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TIL that Madonna's "Like A Prayer" slip dress was originally worn by Natalie Wood

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XEPoD TIL about George and Otto, a ventriloquist act. After performing at the Adult Video Awards ceremony, they were asked not to come back, their act was too offensive. One of the first George dummies was destroyed after it got into an argument which led to the puppet being attacked with a knife.
X00Mr TIL that in 1830, the Conic Sections Rebellion, Yale students protested having to draw diagrams on their final exams.
vGVx TIL the CIA was responsible for overthrowing the democratically elected government of Iran in 1953.
04p1 TIL that Bill Nye’s only marriage lasted only for seven weeks and that he actually had to get a restraining order against his ex after she poured weed killer in his garden
4Z0J TIL that Peter the Great of Russia stood 6'8" tall. The average height at the time (1700s) was 5'4".