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TIL Blazing Saddles was the first movie to have a fart scene

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1abQO TIL that Colonel Sanders of KFC fame wore only his trademark white suit in public for the last 20 years of his life
X04oX TIL that "Dhoodh Peeti" was a type of female infanticide prevalent in few northwestern parts of India in which newborn girls were drowned in pails or pits of cow milk. The phrase is a euphemism which literally means "Feeding of milk"
1aKxd TIL Motobu Choki. A legendary Karate master who tested his combat prowess by fighting criminals in the Red Light Districts of Japan.
wLOE6 TIL that feeding bread to ducks is actually one of the worst things you can feed them. The ducks no longer feel hungry but also receive no nutrients, causing malnutrition.
16V5V TIL in 1982, Linn Electronics released the LinnDrum drum machine as a cheaper and more widely produced product than its predecessor, the 1980 Linn LM-1. The LinnDrum then became a staple of ‘80s music, and was used by artists like Prince, MJ, Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, John Carpenter, and more.