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Today I learned that the Oneida silverware company was founded by a free-love community in upstate New York, led by a Protestant preacher from the 1840's, who believed there was a connection between sex and spirituality. He experimented with perineum pressure during intercourse to block ejaculation.

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exZ5 TIL that when Martin Scorsese read the book Wiseguy, which he would eventually adapt into the classic mob film Goodfellas, he called author Nicholas Pileggi and said, “I’ve been waiting for this book my entire life” to which Pileggi replied “I’ve been waiting for this phone call my entire life.”
j6eon TIL the New Zealand army helped in making the LOTR films by filling as Soldiers and Orcs
d8MnB TIL of Heart Attack Grill, a Las Vegas restaurant where people over 350 lbs. eat free. 3 people have died while eating there, and the only vegan option on their menu is cigarettes.
0dRX5 TIL that firefighters use water that is wetter than regular water
a9rN TIL A TSA officer once let the CEO of Sega through saying: “I don’t need to see your passport. You’re the asshole that gave away Shenmue to Xbox"