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TIL: The original Pinocchio initially ended with the Fox and the Cat hanging Pinocchio

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6ExYZ TIL that until 2013, people interested in BDSM were regarded to have a mental illness by the American Psychiatric Association. In family court, this would justify separating a child from their parent.
8r7V TIL of the Halcyon, a $2500, LaserDisc-based video game console from 1985. It was entirely voice-activated, and the manufacturer claimed it was as ‘intelligent’ as the HAL 9000. It never saw commercial release, and fewer than a dozen still exist.
p5Z TIL before “Billie Jean”, MTV did not air videos by black artists because they were not perceived as “rock” enough.
loXwG TIL Japan’s capital, Tokyo (or Tokyo Metropolis), has 39 million residents and a $2 Trillion Economy, making it the world’s largest metropolitan Center both by population and by Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
yQD8p TIL Making porn is technically illegal in Australia. Except in the ACT (the Australian equivalent of Washington, D.C.)