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[denorios]

Things I discovered today on Twitter:

The tune of the American national anthem was borrowed from a British drinking song that celebrated the goddess Venus' clitoris.
I knew the tune was borrowed but I didn't know the details! There you go, my American lovelies, you can now think of Venus' clitoris every time you stand up with your hand over your

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[sallymn]

Don't know if it's true, but I love it anyway :)

[denorios]

Well, according to Wikipedia, it's based on a song called The Anacreontic Song, which does indeed refer to the 'Myrtle of Venus' - such a chaste description...

[pegm81484]

Are their Americans who don't do this already? I know every time I salute, I automatically think of Venus's clitoris.

Oh, sarcasm.