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TIL "All Quiet on the Western Front" was banned in Poland for being pro-German and in Germany for being anti-German.

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Egexd TIL about the Book of Enoch, three non-canonical books of Jewish and Christian scripture that are estimated to date around 300 BCE. It apparently explained the origins of fallen angels, demons, and the Nephilim. It is only considered canon by Haymanot Jews and two Orthodox Tewahedo Churches.
WWvL TIL it’s a complete coincidence that the word “emoji” resembles “emotion”. It simply comes from the Japanese words e (“picture”) and moji (“character”).
x6onD TIL that Tokyo was built on water and European visitors often compared it to Venice
grP1D TIL the Apple II version of the video game Karateka had an Easter egg whereby entering the floppy disk the wrong way up displayed a full version of the game completely upside-down.
y1vv TIL of the Rule of 3’s regarding the human body’s basic needs: You will die if you go without oxygen for 3 minutes, water for 3 days, or food for 3 weeks - though there are exceptions to this rule.