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TIL that Robert Fulton, developer of the first commercially successful steamboat, was involved in multiple polyamorous relationships. One lover, Joel Barlow, wrote him letters in baby talk threatening to cut off his penis. Fulton asked his wife to join a foursome with the Barlows, but she declined.

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GB0Q TIL Cyndi Lauper’s hit “She-Bop” is about female masturbation. It was on the Parent Music Resource Center’s “Filthy Fifteen” list, which eventually led to the creation of the Parental Advisory sticker.