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TIL of The Peculiar Flapper Fad of Rouged and Decorated Knees

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5YxWk TIL that Stanley Kubrick’s Eyes Wide Shut was altered by the studio, post Kubrick’s final cut, by strategically placing shadowy figures and objects so that the orgy scene was less explicit and the film would receive an R rating. NSFW.
w1MY TIL In Ontario, New Brunswick and Manitoba, it’s illegal for non-vaccinated children to attend public school services.
eGxg TIL that the fatality rate was so high for airmen in the WWII years of 1942-1943, it was statistically impossible for a flight crew to finish a 25-mission tour in Europe
9jLQ TIL Julia “Butterfly” Hill, on December 10, 1997, ascended 180 feet (55 m) up the redwood tree Luna to stave off Pacific Lumber Co. loggers who were clear-cutting. Hill lived on two 6-by-6-foot (1.8 by 1.8 m) platforms for 738 days until a resolution was reached with the logging company.
9MrM TIL that four of the last seven governors of Illinois have served time in federal prison for corruption.