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TIL in 1935, Mickey Mouse was banned in Romania, since authorities believed children would be scared seeing a giant mouse on the screen.

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xr50 TIL when a drone bee mates with the queen, his orgasm is so powerful it causes his genitals to explode, killing the male and leaving his penis inside the queen. The explosion is so powerful, it’s audible to human ears.
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