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TIL: Europe banned ISPs from charging for faster network access in April - in Slovenia and Holland it is already national law.

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4YNX TIL that South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut was originally rated NC-17, and every time the creators sent it to MPAA for a re-rating, they edited in more vulgar scenes. Jack Valenti, president of the MPAA, said that he regretted not rating it NC-17.
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