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TIL Sharon Tate was the inspiration for Malibu Barbie

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aojo TIL there is an island in the Pacific Ocean that uses huge, immovable stone discs as currency. When a purchase is made, instead of moving a stone disc, it is simply “publicly reassigned” to a new owner.
KYE89 TIL there is an official Alamo cat 🐈.
woVeo TIL that the term 'making love' meant flirtation or verbal protestation of love and devotion since its inception in the 1590s up to the early 1900s
DQvbj TIL Stalin, towards the end of his life, routinely forced the politburo to get incredibly drunk. His compulsory dinners featured forced drinking games, such as guessing the temperature and taking a shot of vodka for each degree off.
Eg9wd TIL the 4 or 5 digit code printed on the sticker attached to your produce is universal, so your banana will be labeled with 4011 almost everywhere you buy them. The standards are set by an international coalition of companies.