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TIL that if you type “Bacon Number” and any actor’s name into Google, it will tell you their degrees of separation. It is difficult to get above 2.

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OoZoX TIL that the Polish Government in Exile, formed after the Nazi and Soviet invasion in 1939, refused to recognize the Polish People's Republic until fair elections were held. They continued to have a president, PM, and a cabinet that met every week in London until 1990 when democracy was restored
R7Kp6 TIL Jane Jetson from The Jetsons was only 18 when she had Judy
YKLB TIL “blowjob” used to be “Below job” in Victorian England, but got shortened to “Blow job” over time
Egpxx TIL that Julius Caesar was kidnapped by Sicilian pirates: he demanded his ransom be doubled and then amused his kidnappers by giving speeches and joining in their activities. However, Julius Caesar warned his new "friends" that once he got out of there, he’d hunt them down and kill them. He did.
x071 TIL that Upton Sinclair, in his book The Brass Check, had proposed a law that any newspaper which prints a false statement shall be required to give equal prominence to a correction, on penalty of a substantial fine, among other remedies