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TIL that the creator of Wonder Woman was in a polyamorous relationship and based her Lasso of Truth on his belief in BDSM and “loving submission."

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pOlQ TIL that the right-brain left-brain personality split is only a myth.
a8eoL TIL that despite being leader of the CDU and serving as the Chancellor of Germany, Ludwig Erhard was never officially a member of the CDU, a fact that was not made public until decades later.
Z8kv TIL that Mister Rogers was awarded 40 honorary degrees throughout his career as an entertainer and educator.
8a988 TIL that Kyoto was actually at the top of the list of targets for the atomic bomb, not Nagasaki nor Hiroshima. Secretary of War Henry Stimson ordered for the ancient city with its thousands of palaces, temples, and shrines to be removed from the list, but the military kept on putting it back.
jN0rR TIL sailors at sea with the US Navy during the War of 1812 had rations of 4240 calories per day, about twice the recommended daily allowance for the modern American man.