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TIL that the release of the new Hunger Games movie has been delayed indefinitely in China and Thailand due to its themes of rebellion against a totalitarian government.

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5VON8 TIL the small city of Coalinga, California got its name due to steam trains. The town used to be known as "Coaling Station A," where trains would stop to pick up coal. Eventually the name became shortened to "Coaling A" and then "Coalinga."
nd0o TIL Stan Lee once commented that he liked to work “science” into all of his stories, and that Hulk’s pants were the only time he never had a clue how the exact science behind it worked.
Wk7yL Today I learned Marty Funkhouser (Super Dave Osborne) is Albert Brooks older brother
Wk7NB TIL Pope Francis released a statement condemning the use of gluten-free Eucharists.
XJ8k TIL that Jodie Foster was so fluent in French that she dubbed her own movies.