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TIL that China banned the video game Football Manager because it treated Taiwan and Tibet as separate countries and was deemed “harmful to China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.”

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nexDr TIL that in 16th and 17th Century Denmark, merchant ship captains had to pay a toll based on the value of the goods on the ship. The value was declared by the captain. The Danish authorities could take the value based toll (1-2%) or opt to buy the cargo for the declared value.
7nPM TIL The car that Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in bore the number plate 11 11 18. This assassination directly lead to the start of the First World War - which ended on 11/11/18.
AEPl TIL When electricity was installed in the White House, President Benjamin Harrison and his wife, Caroline, were scared to use the light switches for fear of getting shocked
JYNb4 TIL that Robert A. Heinlein is credited with popularizing the phrase "pay it forward."
4XYyw TIL that, after a virgin drowned at sea in S. Korea, fishermen weren't able to catch fish anymore. But the fish came back after fishermen exposed their penises to the sea and built several giant wooden statues near the sea to appease the dead virgin's spirit. The place is a tourist spot now