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TIL China has banned ‘seductive’ banana-eating while live-streaming to clamp down on inappropriate and erotic online content

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xVNw0 TIL there is a species of mushroom called spongiforma squarepantsii; named after.. well you can guess that for yourself.
4oQR TIL while governments are OK with using tear gas on their own civilian populations, they prohibit it in war
4kyP6 TIL that due to an agreement between the National Archives and Caroline Kennedy, the jacket Jackie Kennedy wore on the day John F. Kennedy was assassinated cannot be displayed in public until 2103
OolxR TIL I learned Angry Bird is the most popular mobile video game of all-time
yVY5V TIL: There used to be a "Bedding Ceremony" during a marriage where the bride and groom are put together in a marital bed in front of numerous witnesses. In 16th century Germany, the guests would leave and play pipes, drums, and celebrate loudly outside the room while the couple consummate.