George Orwell was homophobic, and often included anti-gay slurs in his writings. He also expressed contempt for gay/bisexual leftists and intellectuals at the time, calling them the "pansy Left", and "nancy poets". en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoβ¦
The pansy is quite a durable flower, able to survive with little water and freezing temperatures, despite its derogatory use as an "unmanly" or spineless person. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panβ¦
Margaret Mitchell originally chose Pansy as the name of her Gone with the Wind heroine, but settled on Scarlett just before the book went into print. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaβ¦
That, after killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804, Aaron Burr managed to complete his term as Vice President of the United States, meaning that, for more than seven months, America had a Vice President who had been indicted for murder en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burβ¦
At a Barcelona showing of "Reservoir Dogs", Wes Craven, the director of the " Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise, walked out due to the intense graphic violence depicted. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resβ¦
Writer Margaret Mitchell wrote best-selling novel "Gone With the Wind" while recuperating at home from a broken ankle. Her husband got tired of delivering and returning library books and suggested she just write her own book en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marβ¦
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