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TIL that giving children the names of Nutella, Manhattan, Prince William or Mini Cooper are illegal in France.

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wowe8 TIL the film All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) was banned from Poland because censors felt it was "pro-German". Ironically enough it was also banned in Nazi Germany for being "anti-German"
renW TIL that “forlorn hope” (the name of the first wave of attacking soldiers in battle, who take the most casualties) is actually a clumsy mistranslation of the Dutch phrase “verloren hoop,” meaning “lost troop.”
9jkG TIL that falcons will imprison their prey alive for storage
OEde TIL in 1994, the Surgeon General of the U.S. was fired for saying masturbation is “part of human sexuality, and perhaps should be taught.”
kJRg TIL that Wagner’s music was a major source of inspiration for Hitler and as a result no Wagner has been performed in Israel until very recently.