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TIL the expression “May you live in interesting times” is known as the Chinese curse

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M7KJA TIL that in 1942, after the U.S. military created rules that mandated prices and the length of encounters, set curfews and closed most cafes and beaches to sex workers, Honolulu's prostitutes went on strike, picketing the military HQ. After 22 days, the military caved.
4X5oR TIL: A recent study of dinosaur eggshells supports the idea that dinosaurs may have been warm blooded
XEJe8 TIL Martin Scorsese is now finishing a movie starring Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa, also with Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. Digital effects were used to make them all look young. The film is currently $50 million over budget.
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4X4Kw TIL: There's a Vietnamese Cinderella-type story, where 'Cinderella' kills her step-sister by pouring boiling water on her and feeds her to their step-mother who finds out and dies of shock.