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oBxjr TIL that in ancient Egypt, servants were smeared with honey to attract flies away from the pharaoh.
N75O1 TIL The Soviet Union allowed theaters to play The Grapes of Wrath because of its depiction of the plight of the poor under capitalism, but it was later withdrawn because Russian audiences were amazed that even the poorest Americans could afford a car.
JdAB TIL in 1968, a car driven by bank employees was pulled over by a motorcycle cop claiming the car had been rigged with a bomb. The cop got under the car to “defuse” the device. When the car started to smoke, everybody ran. Then the “cop” just drove the car away. The 300M Yen robbery remains unsolved
yVK1p TIL There's a branch of science called necrobiotics which can turn spider corpses into robots
x6Ak5 TIL a study found that 90% of women said penis width is more important than length for sexual satisfaction