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TIL - John Carpenter’s 1976 film ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ received an X rating by the MPAA for having a little girl murdered on screen, which they cut from the film for re-review, they then received an R rating and then re-added the footage back into the film for cinematic release.

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XOb8 TIL A Japanese Baseball Team, the Hanshin Tigers, is Believed to be Cursed by the Ghost of Colonel Sanders
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YMnr TIL: Table Knives are rounded instead of pointed to prevent people from picking their teeth and from stabbing each other