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TIL Malaysia banned Brad Pitt adverts due to concerns it would inflate male beauty standards

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dDNaK TIL that romantic comedy director Garry Marshall created Happy Days, and is the brother of director Penny Marshall
evn4 TIL that Texas parents are allowed to serve their own underage children alcohol but are liable for prosecution if the child subsequently gets into a fight, falls and hurts him/herself, or is sexually assaulted
YypP TIL Every second of every day, the sun converts 700 million tons of hydrogen into 695 million tons of helium. The other 5 million tons becomes energy. Every second.
VB77G TIL Japan’s “proof of parking” rule is a regulation requiring car owners to provide proof of a designated parking space before registering or purchasing a car.
8egLX TIL that in July 1982, a mentally disturbed man named Michael Fagan entered Buckingham Palace twice and set off alarms both times (that were cleared with little investigation). The first time he encountered a maid and ended up drinking a bottle of wine. The second time, he made it to the Queen.