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TIL most male nudity in (non-porn) films uses prosthetic penises

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OGe5L TIL the color of the Chrysochroa fulgidissima, an iridescent beetle, changes depending upon the angle of view. In Japan, politicians are often called out for their ambiguous statements by the media using the expression "tamamushi-iro" in reference to the ever changing color of the bug's appearance.
ADyWw TIL that The Expanse novels was originally a concept for an MMORPG and tabletop game that Ty Franck, one of the Co-Authors of the Novels, was creating. Daniel Abraham, impressed by how much depth was put in the game, sugessted he turn it into a novel
M7Vb8 TIL that India had to ban charas (cannabis concentrate) due to pressure from the US.
e4b5 TIL that a mother kissing her baby allows her to sample the bugs the baby is exposed to, leading to the production of custom antibodies in her breast milk to help the baby fight the bugs
ZBYQ TIL that DC Comics’ original candidate for its first headlining black superhero was the Black Bomber, a white racist who would turn into a black superhero under stress. Comics historian Don Markstein called it “an insult to practically everybody with any point of view at all.”