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TIL The first "bleep" censor machine was invented in 1921 after Vaudeville actress Olga Petrova appeared on a Newark radio station making an oblique reference to the need for birth control in violation of the Comstock Laws.
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TIL Denisova Cave in Siberia is the one place where we are sure Homo Sapiens, Denisovans & Neanderthals have lived at one time or another. Though we cannot say if they ever lived there together.
gr8WD
TIL of the Groom of the Stool. A person who was responsible for assisting the king in excretion and hygiene.
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TIL Why the spicy mustard you get with Chinese food, burns your sinuses instead of mostly your tongue is because it’s got a different chemical than capsaicin that is more volatile. It basically evaporates when you chew it.
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TIL Robin Williams took his video-game-loving son’s advice when deciding to name his daughter Zelda.