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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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xVJGw TIL of the Antarctic Winter-Over syndrome, where immobility, monotony, harsh physical environment, sexual deprivation, and the general isolation, are believed to contribute to increased anxiety and depression. It is commonly observed in staff of Antarctic research stations.
ZdnD TIL that in the Himba tribe in Namibia (where they have no word for the color blue) test subjects could not single out a blue square from a group of green squares.
9EkB TIL despite being a millionaire, Steve Jobs only paid $500 a month in child support to his daughter, Lisa. A girl he named a computer after, but attempted to deny paternity for.
a84gM TIL Oppenheimer attempted to poison his tutor with cyanide
9na6 TIL:The Scots had a tradition of deep frying chicken in fat. Scottish immigrants to America continued this frying chicken tradition and are responsible for the introduction of it to African slaves.