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TIL the South Pacific island of Vanuatu banned the imports of western junk food as a way to combat future health problems.

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p8Ox8 TIL of the Schwerer Gustav, a German railway gun used against allied forces in WWII. It took a crew of 2000 men to lay track and to operate. Weighing in at over 1,300 tons and firing a 15000 lb shell, it is the largest gun ever used in combat.
QJpWp TIL that people in Japan have the "sub vs dub" argument over King of the Hill.
YbgB TIL: Alan Freed, the man best known for coining the term “Rock and Roll” hosted a televised music show on ABC that was abruptly cancelled after the fourth episode, because it featured Frankie Lymon, a black singer, dancing with a white woman.
dxp9 TIL Jaleel White (Steve Urkel from Family Matters) was also the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the original cartoons.
XEok8 TIL the original board game of "the game of life" was much more depressing than the modern one we know of today. It included the chances of getting Poverty, ruin, Prison time, and even Suicide.