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TIL Henry VIII got catfished by a painting of Anne of Cleves

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loeR5 TIL that in 1958, Chairman Mao ordered the killing of all sparrows since they threatened crops. It backfired, since the near-extinction of the sparrows lead to more bugs eating crops. This resulted in the deaths of forty-five million people.
ep645 TIL that the planet Saturn is the only planet in our solar system with an average density that is lower than water. It could theoretically float in a pool (if there was a pool big enough to support it 🙃)
4X0o TIL A former Italian Porn star became a politician and continued to make adult movies while a member of parliament
Rll8 TIL the NOFX song “She’s Nubs” about an armless, legless punk rock fan is based on a real girl the singer met. She loves the song and does, in fact, have legs.
yPmX TIL that the democratically elected government of Iran was ousted by the CIA in 1953 because they nationalised their oil.