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TIL China banned Back to the Future because it contained time travel.

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jNMba TIL in the 1880s, 20% percent of autopsies performed in Iceland revealed echinococcosis, a type of tapeworm that can be passed from dogs to humans, causing blindness and severe complications. As a result, the city of Reykjavik had a ban on keeping dogs as pets for decades.
W71L9 TIL that when Augustus Caesar's came of age as a young man, he frequently had to attend the temple under the cover of darkness to evade the attention of older noblewomen who were attracted to his "comeliness" and "youthful charm".
N7ZKP TIL in 346BC, Alexander the Great, at the age of 10, after taming a large anxious horse he was allowed to buy it. He named the horse "Bucephalas", and he rode the horse until the Battle or Hydapes in 326BC when it died at the age of 30. Alexander later named a city after his steed.
kWZE TIL the deadliest sniper in history was a small farmer from Finland named Simo Häyhä, who got over 500 kills in just over 100 days, used no scope, and survived getting shot in the face with an exploding round.
p8xBN TIL: Josie Jump was removed from Balamory after a few series after disagreements happened between the BBC and Josie's "house" owner. The house was actually a working hotel, and the owner got fed up with the tourists, so he told some children that he "killed Josie and put her under the hotel patio".