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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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ZpP4B TIL in 1976 groundskeeper Richard Arndt caught Hank Aaron's 755th home run ball & tried to return it to Aaron but was told he's unavailable. The next day the Brewers fired Arndt for stealing team property (the ball) & deducted $5 from his final paycheck. In 1999, he sold it at auction for $625,000.
gMAbD TIL Bong Joon Ho clashed with Harvey Weinstein over cuts in his movie "Snowpiercer." Weinstein wanted to take out a fish gutting scene. "Why fish? We need action!" he said. Bong told him his father was a fisherman & it was a tribute to him, so he let him keep the scene. Boon later admitted he lied.
9nMG TIL People often hallucinate after losing a loved one or pet, they’re called “Grief Hallucinations”. One study found over 80% of elderly patients experience hallucinations of their departed spouse one month after their passing.
bxaZ TIL of Pete Maravich. During an interview in 1974, he said, “I don’t want to play 10 years [in the NBA] and then die of a heart attack when I’m 40.” He died of a heart attack in 1988, at age 40, after a 10 year career in the NBA.
VEgZ TIL that the coffee taster for Costa coffee has his tongue insured for £10m