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TIL that in the Middle Ages bestiality was compared to homosexuality not to make homosexuality look bad, but rather to malign bestiality (previously seen as a minor sin akin to masturbation)

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QNap9 TIL that a blank TV screen received good audience ratings. During a strike by ITV workers in 1979, the UK network aired a caption stating "Transmissions will start again as soon as possible". One million TVs stayed tuned to ITV, as people hoped the strike would end soon. It ended after 11 weeks.
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