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TIL Kate Winslet Keeps Her Oscar in the Bathroom so that her guests can play around and make speeches in the mirror

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d8gx9 TIL that traditional haiku poems must contain both a kireji ("cutting word") and a kigo (seasonal reference)
lxa TIL Hugh Heffner advocated for gay rights in the 1950’s
nWLW9 TIL - Back in 22 when India played against Australia in a pink ball test, they scored their 5th lowest in history. While they won the series, they lost a very important game which was not expected by fans. Plus, pink ball cricket is not something usual in everyday cricket.
7rWPx TIL in 2012 law student Jonathan Nichols got a new cell phone, he didn't expect to get the number once used by Sir Mix-A-Lot. Since then he has been overloaded with pictures of women in bikinis.
n109 TIL that during WWI, the word “fuck” was used to often, it was considered noteworthy when someone didn’t use it. E.g., “Get your fucking rifles,” was considered routine, whereas “Get your rifles,” implied urgency and danger.