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TIL that In Kazakhstan, the children’s TV show the Teletubbies was banned by personal order of the president on the grounds that Tinky Winky “was a sexual pervert"

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a8l4y TIL that Zack Snyder's "Batman v Superman" film (2016) was the 1st movie where Bill Finger was credited by DC as the co-creator of Batman alongside Bob Kane. Up until then, Bob Kane was credited as the sole creator of Batman in films ever since the character's debut in 1939
QNjP6 TIL that Vincent van Gogh painted Starry Night while living in an asylum, and the view in the painting is based on what he could see from his window.
ep5aE TIL During the 1920s and 30s planes still needed to have their propellers spun manually but were getting too large to do it by hand safely. So trucks were fitted with the Hucks Starter device to help start the propeller engine.
6oMJ TIL that exists a drum-solo loop known as the “Amen Break” considered one of the most used samples of digital history, you can hear it in the theme song of Futurama and it is the basis of a whole musical genre called Drum and Bass
v1PQ8 TIL that the Soviets secretly bought clear Coca-Cola from the US and disguised it as vodka