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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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048L TIL that President Jimmy Carter accidentally sent his nuclear launch codes to the dry cleaners
lZxN TIL the Yapese use large stone “coins” for money which can weigh up to 8,800 lbs. Rather than move them, they usually just keep track of who the owner is. When one was lost at sea, people continued to “trade” it even though it was never recovered, since they all agreed it must still exist.
D1P7p TIL in 1974, a lawyer wrote to the Cleveland Browns threatening to sue if their fans kept throwing paper airplanes at games, and got the reply 'Attached is a letter that we received on November 19, 1974. I feel that you should be aware that some asshole is signing your name to stupid letters.'
4XgBX TIL Wolf packs do not have an "alpha wolf", nor do younger wolves "overthrow" the leader.
N7ELe TIL the song 1985 by Bowling For Soup is actually a cover, the original being released a year earlier by SR-71