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The first Sex Pistols movie was to be called “Who Killed Bambi.” The unproduced screenplay was penned by film critic Roger Ebert.

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The etymology of the English word hurricane finds its root in Taino, “hurakán.” The Taino were the indigenous peoples who first met Christopher Columbus in 1492. Hurakán was a storm deity.

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Japan was the first place in the world where lacquer was cultivated and used. Because of this, lacquerwork is also known as japanning.

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Before becoming a psychologist, Sigmund Freud spent time in Italy dissecting eels looking for testicles. Sometimes an eel is just a hermaphrodite.

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Hitler, in fact, had two balls.

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Japanese visiting Paris run the risk of experiencing Paris Syndrome. Symptoms include hallucinations, hostility, and dizziness and can be caused by such things as language barriers and cultural differences. Source: Wikipedia.

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Atomic blast, Nevada Test Site, November 1951

“From 55 miles away another of last week's atomic explosions looks like a gigantic, blindingly brilliant candle standing on distant Frenchman Flat. The photograph was made from an 8,000-foot mountain range a few seconds after the bomb was detonated. The stem from the 'candle' is composed of vaporized incandescent dirt and rubble which is just beginning to be sucked up into the fireball. As rubble and fireball rise together they will form a mushroom cloud containing hundreds of tons of debris. The explosion was potent enough to break seven windows in Las Vegas, 75 miles distant.” - LIFE, 11/12/51. Photo by Allan Grant.

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Historical rumor: Alexander the Great ran naked through the tomb of Achilles.

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Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution authorises Congress the ability to grant letters of marque to individuals. Future goal for Talk Like a Pirate Day.

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Duck sauce is not made with duck meat. It’s made with fruits such as plums or apricots mixed with sugar, vinegar and other ingredients. Source: Wikipedia.

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Democracy dies in silence.

Graphic source: WaPo.

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“Buoyancy, or upthrust is a net upward exerted by a that opposes the of a partially or fully immersed object. In a column of fluid, increases with depth as a result of the weight of the overlying fluid. Thus, the pressure at the bottom of a column of fluid is greater than at the top of the column. Similarly, the pressure at the bottom of an object submerged in a fluid is greater than at the top of the object. The pressure difference results in a net upward force on the object.” Source: Wikipedia

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The suffragette movement began in the UK over 120 years ago. 104 years ago, the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution was ratified, giving women the right to vote in Federal elections. Today, history may be made over 230 years after the founding of the United States.

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“I noted its clean lines and militaristic sheen. A rush of dopamine, like I’d had my first shot of whiskey or snort of coke, rushed through my synapses, and I felt the palpable euphoria of artistic inspiration.” Carlos Dengler, Tablet.

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Slave markets existed in New York City during the 1930s, primarily in the Bronx and some parts of Brooklyn. White women would hire Black female workers for pennies, not only underpaying these women, but taking advantage of the Great Migration. Source: NYPL article.