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TIL that an episode of Peppa Pig was banned in Australia as it showed Peppa being friendly towards spiders rather than fearing them. When it resurfaced online a few years later, it was banned again.

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R0Ja TIL a woman lost her wedding ring, went to the extent of de-tiling her floor to find it. 16 years later while gardening, she pulled a carrot out of the ground and found the ring perfectly around it.
pYP0Q Today I learned that one of the reasons why Walt Disney decided to build Disney World in the eastern US is because only 5% of Disneyland's visitors came from east of the Mississippi River.
NVVJ TIL that half of all human deaths from the beginning of time can be attributed to malaria
pGMb TIL that there are more slaves today than ever before in history, despite it being illegal everywhere.
kP1e TIL Jews arrived in India 2500 years ago and unlike many parts of the world, Jews have historically lived in India without any instances of antisemitism from the local majority populace.