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TIL that the japanese anime Sailor Moon originally depicted Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus as a lesbian couple who often shared tender moments and longing glances. But when distributors took the show abroad, their relationship got altered.

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10Kr TIL US mothers in the year 2000 put in 30% more hours into childcare than in 1965, even though families today are far smaller, far more moms work, and far more dads help out with childcare. In total about 6x more time and effort is put into the average modern child than one in 1965.
edj4 TIL that Ottoman Sultan Murad IV banned coffee, tobacco & alcohol, making consumption a capital offence. He would patrol the streets himself, personally killing offenders. Murad was a habitual drinker himself & died of cirrhosis.
Rera TIL that Roosevelt’s “Bull Moose” 3rd Party’s goal was to reverse the domination of politics by business interests
kJ7L1 TIL the last actor to win two consecutive Best Actor Academy Awards was Tom Hanks with wins in 1993 (Philadelphia) and 1994 (Forrest Gump). Neither of the 2023 Best Actor and Actress winners were nominated for 2024.
GlJG TIL In 1943 a Pan Am Airline chef snuck whiskey into passengers’ coffee to warm them up on a winter flight. When asked what kind of coffee they were being served, he improvised “Irish Coffee,” creating the now-famous cocktail.