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TIL that Brad Pitt was banned from ever entering China because of his role in Seven Years in Tibet

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6BYw TIL There’s more water on Jupiter’s moon Europa than there is on Earth.
jNymQ TIL That there are around 1000 people in Scandanavia/Denmark that follow the old Norse belief system, worshiping the gods Odin, Thor, Njörd, Freya, etc. and the giants as well as their ancestors. This religious revival is referred as "Asatro" and meet for ceremonies related to the changing seasons.
JYLX1 TIL the US Secretary of Agriculture is named Sonny Perdue. However, he is not related to Frank Perdue of Perdue Farms.
yQVKV TIL the armor, belt, coat wore by Jon snow in game of thrones, wardrobe wore by Obi Wan Kenobi in star wars, gryffindor uniform in harry potter, cape of themistocles in movie 300 and many more hollywood costumes are made in India.
yXea TIL Emma Stone celebrated her mom being 2 years cancer free in 2010 by writing a letter to Paul McCartney asking him to sketch two birds’ feet because The Beatles’ song “Blackbird” was her mother’s favorite. Paul sketched the birds which Emma and her mom took and used to get matching wrist tattoos.