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TIL The Simpsons Movie is banned in Myanmar due to an edict banning the usage of the colors red and yellow in film

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LQOK9 TIL that if every US citizen consumed the recommended amount of daily fruits and veggies that the world’s agriculture actually couldn’t support it
evjg TIL That Ferrero, the company that makes Ferrero Rochers also makes Kinder, Tic-Tacs, and Nutella. Also, Nutella alone uses a quarter of the worlds annual hazelnut supply.
9YQN6 TIL of Eric Lomax, a British ex-POW who was captured in 1942 by Japanese forces. Many years after the war, he tracked down the Japanese man who had tortured him, and forgave him.
OGEg4 TIL about the Japanese term Yaoyorozu No Kami (Eight Million Gods). The idea behind it is that there are countless gods, believed to be present in everything—weather, geography, landscapes, and even in things like tools, rice, kitchens and toilets.
4XMXN TIL 1816 was “The Year Without A Summer.” The dust from a massive volcanic eruption reduced sunlight for months, dropping temperatures and killing crops in North America & Europe. This indirectly led to the development of Mormonism, Frankenstein, and the modern bicycle.