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TIL of The Peculiar Flapper Fad of Rouged and Decorated Knees

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Ypwvx TIL that men and women see colors and motion differently. Objects that appear orange to women look yellowish to men, and objects that appear green to women look blue-green to men.
awl50 TIL: Genghis Khan had the greatest positive impact on the environment of this planet, his murderous Mongol armies were responsible for the massacre of as many as 40 million people, which actually helped scrub about 700 million tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere.
X01LD TIL Several U.S. states enacted legislation specifically banning Marilyn Manson from performing in state-operated venues.
QY5p TIL When recording “That’s life”, the scowl in Sinatra’s voice was a result of the producer telling Sinatra, after the recording session, to get out of his car and back in the studio to re-record the vocal. This made Frank very angry, shown in the song, creating the exact feel they wanted.
Jr91 TIL Japan has the largest organised crime group in the world called Yamaguchi Gumi that is worth $80bn .By contrast, Sinaloa, Mexico’s largest drug cartel, was worth $3bn.