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TIL the Claim that the Bond girl who was painted gold died of asphyxiation is false.

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loDlK TIL that the comedy "The Country Wife" written in 1675 was banned in Britain for 175 years for being too sexually vulgar. The main character, Harry Horner, claims to be impotent to sell "china" to the wives of upper-class Londoners. At the time, "china" was a popular euphemism for sperm.
KMaR TIL that Pit Bulls were once American heroes, and so revered that they were chosen to represent America on WWI posters.
0wPBM TIL that Jerome Bixby, the screenwriter of 'the man from earth' took over 50 years to finish the script.
5wRR TIL That the idea of “slow metabolism” causing obesity is a myth and it is “innate laziness” or lower levels of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) that causes weight gain
xV6E0 You don't have to know what's in a hot dog to enjoy one, but knowing it's history might help.