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TIL “Blazing Saddles” was the first movie to have a fart joke.

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E1jpp TIL of the Federal Theater Project. It was a program to employ artists during the great depression. The Federal Theatre Project was distinguished for its focus on racial injustice. At its conclusion, 65 percent of its productions were still presented free of charge.
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