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TIL that the Australian Classification Board has the power to ban small breasted pornography

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oRmNo TIL that the phrase “Immaculate Conception” refers not to the belief that Mary became pregnant as a virgin, but to the belief that she was conceived without the “original sin” described in the book of Genesis that everyone else is born with.
e0ey5 TIL that during the Soviet Union, government officials made a deal with Pepsi to allow Pepsi into the Soviet Union, being the first foreign product sanctioned for sale in the Soviet Union. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Coca-Cola was favored because Pepsi was associated with the Soviet Union.
EEXw TIL That a Mexican drug cartel personally welcomed the Pope to Mexico, and pledged not to cause any violence during his visit.
bor0 TIL that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has been ratified by all the nations of the world except 3: Somalia, South Sudan and the United States of America
WkXaL TIL a 60-year-old American man with severe amnesia was blind for 9 months due not being able to afford cataract surgery. When a charity paid for it and he could see again, he was shocked to discover he was around 20 years older than he thought he was.