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TIL of The Peculiar Flapper Fad of Rouged and Decorated Knees

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lLxK TIL In 1889 Wyoming became the first state to let women vote, largely because they were short of women and were hoping to attract more
awkby TIL of an African pink flamingo that escaped a Kansas zoo who’s been living freely for 14 years
GYj4 TIL Carl Sagan wanted to put “Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles on the Voyager Golden Record. Although The Beatles favoured the idea, EMI refused to release the rights and when the probes were launched in 1977 the song was not included.
xrXB TIL in 2014, Fox News plagiarized BioShock Infinite’s logo in a segment on immigration titled “Defending the Homeland,” seemingly unaware of the game’s critical exploration of xenophobia.
JAy4 TIL that in the “Towelie” episode of South Park, the game system was changed from a Playstation 2 to the Okama Gamesphere due to copyright. In Japan, Okama is a slur for gay men.