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TIL that in Bhutan, drawing erect penises on things is considered a sign of good luck

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Zdo TIL that Hitler, FDR and Mussolini died within 18 days of each other.
5rmk TIL that a shot in Hannibal of a flayed naked couple was unacceptable to NBC due to the fact that their butts were visible. As a compromise, the director offered to fill their buttcracks with blood to make the shot less offensive. NBC agreed
9Y5om TIL that Maltese is derived from a form of Sicilian Arabic.
XEkQR TIL that the power button symbol is based off of binary’s off (0) and on (1)
90N6 TIL The term “grandfather clause” comes from the Jim Crow era. Literacy tests, poll taxes, and quizzes were designed to keep blacks from voting. But these standards barred poor whites from voting as well. The solution was to pass laws that allowed descendants of past voters to be “grandfathered in”.