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TIL Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States were the only countries to vote against the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

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5YByk TIL that early Americans, specifically the author of the American Dictionary, removed letters they deemed unnecessary (color/colour, neighbor/neighbour) to save money in print publications
R7pXl TIL China banned Back to the Future because it contained time travel.
V1mQ TIL - there is a secret room in The Simpsons home that is rarely seen. The Rumpus Room
eDDL TIL the first ‘mooning’ in recorded history was 66 AD, where a Roman soldier mooned Jewish pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem, causing a riot, an over-response by the Roman military, and the death of thousands
NX80J TIL that more Americans that live north of the 35 degree line have some sort of gluten intolerance than their counterparts below the line, regardless of race, class or BMI.