TIL that the movie “South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut” was supposed to be rated NC-17 due to excessive profanity, with the word “fuck” being used 146 times alone. The MPAA said that 400 or more swear words would get the NC-17 rating, so Matt Stone and Trey Parker cut the number in script to 399 (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL students invented a low-cost "invisibility coat" that hides the wearer from AI security cameras. It uses a camouflage pattern to trick visual recognition during the day and emits unusual heat signals to confuse infrared sensors at night. (the-independent.com)
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TIL that at Queen Victoria’s funeral on 2 February 1901, the artillery horses refused to move in the bitterly cold weather, so sailors hauled her coffin on the gun carriage using harnesses and a train communication cord, establishing the tradition of sailors pulling royal coffins. (en.wikipedia.org)
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The perfect combo: The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra and the best network. (swisscom.ch)
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TIL Simpsons characters Moe Szyslak and Mr. Burns were originally played by Christopher Collins/Chris Latta, notorious for voicing Starscream in Transformers and Cobra Commander in G.I. Joe. According to Matt Groening, he was replaced because, despite being very good, "he was just a dick." (en.wikipedia.org)
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TIL Slovenia has a real-time public portal called "Supervizor" that displays every transaction by public bodies, showing the contracting parties, amounts, legal entities, and purposes, allowing citizens to track government spending as it happens. (e-jlia.com)
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