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TIL Copyleft is a thing

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Lmn9 TIL that tumbleweeds spread radiation from old nuclear sites
5YrEr TIL that in Fahrenheit 451 the government didn't burn books because they were an oppressive dictatorship. The people voted to ban the books because they had short attention spans didn't want to be offended
e0DdD TIL Bananas, Oranges, Eggplants, And Grapes Are Berries. Strawberries, Blackberries And Raspberries Are Not.
xVXA0 TIL Jackie Chan's 'Rumble in the Bronx' is glaringly and hilariously not shot anywhere near NYC. In fact Chan stopped trying to disguise the Vancouver location altogether about half way thru the film saying people really only wanted to watch action and didn't care if there were mountains in NYC
8erdL TIL of the Imperial Boomerang, which theorizes that governments that use repressive techniques to subdue colonies will inevitably end up using those same techniques against their own citizens.