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TIL: Famine is not a natural disaster — it's primarily man-made.

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Ooyn1 TIL that China's Great Firewall inventor had to use a VPN during a presentation on the merits of internet censorship
MrKK TIL when religion was suppressed in Soviet Russia, Santa/St. Nick was replaced with Grandfather Frost, called the spirit of winter, who brought gifts on New Year’s and placed them under the “New Year tree”
5VAZp TIL that the American Rock Band ‘The Postal Service’ was sent a cease and desist letter by the United States Postal Service for trademark infringement of their name. After negotiations, the USPS allowed the band to use their name in exchange for playing a free show at their national conference.
E1rMp TIL that Mahna Mahna, the famous Muppets song, was originally written for a 1960s softcore porn film about Swedish sexuality, and first appeared on Sesame Street 50 years ago this week. Mahna Mahna, do doo do do do!
7rgJp TIL the London Underground has its own subspecies of mosquito, which is more aggressive towards humans than its surface-dwelling relative.