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TIL in 2006 Iran banned sale of The Economist magazine because it published a map labelling the Persian Gulf simply as Gulf

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9w4wM Today I learned about the nutty putty cave incident's horror, where a 26 year old father went for an explore and took a wrong turn. After the wrong turn John Jones headed to a dead end and stuck upside down.
DQpwe TIL Tesla is the only major American auto manufacturer not represented by a union in the US
8dBb TIL of Steve Comisar, who sold a ‘solar-powered clothes dryer’ for $39.99. Customers would then receive a clothesline.
PKXL TIL that 60% of NBA players are bankrupt years after retiring
4k9Kg TIL Alaska missed 11 days during the transfer from the Russian Empire to the US in 1867, since they switched from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar