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TIL a study found that 36% of female porn stars were sexually abused as children, but that 29% of female accountants were as well [NSFW]

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D146v TIL in 1984 an animator named Jim Jenkins had a rough breakup and suffered injuries in a biking accident. He gained a new outlook on life and desired a world “where there is no overdue rent and no delinquent phone bills”. This inspired the creation of Bluffington, the hometown of Nickelodeon's Doug.
AGVa TIL the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade originally featured live animals from the Central Park Zoo, but they occasionally roared and scared children, so they were replaced with balloons.
JZ4m TIL during filming of the 1970 movie Maidstone.. actor Rip Torn hit author/director Norman Mailer over the head with a hammer which resulted in an actual fight with Mailer biting off part of Rip Torns ear & Rip nearly choking Mailer to death… The fight was kept in the final cut of the movie
o00A TIL the papal density of Vatican City is 2.27 popes per square km
pY9pQ TIL: Vampire bats can detect heat using a modified version of the receptor that responds to burning or capsaicin (spicy things). They can "see" at ~30 degrees C