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TIL that The biggest porn company in the entire world is MindGeek from in Canada. They own several “tube sites” like Pornhub, YouPorn and Redtube as well as other traditional content providers like Brazzers and Digital Playground.

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rNlXx TIL of a 24hr long art film called The Clock. It is a looped montage of scenes from film and television that feature clocks or timepieces to make up an entire day. Its screening is always synchronized with the local time, resulting in the time shown in a scene being the actual time of the viewing.
R9l1 TIL Aladdin was added to The Arabian Nights by a French translator in the sixteenth century. It originally took place in China and he rubbed a ring, not a lamp.
0wbGv TIL in his final interview guitarist Tommy Bolin said "I've been taking care of myself my whole life. Don't worry about me. I'm going to be around for a long time.". A few hours later he died from an overdose of heroin and other substances, including alcohol, cocaine and barbiturates.
YpG9P TIL That there is a protein called Sonic hedgehog
QNxVp TIL of Locusta, a notorious ancient Roman serial killer and poisoner who lived during the 1st century AD. Renowned for her expertise in toxic substances, Locusta gained infamy by providing poisons to prominent figures, including Roman emperors. She was eventually executed by Emperor Nero.