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TIL that porn featuring small breasted women is illegal in Australia

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69EvZ TIL about Universe 25: The Mouse "Utopia" experiment that turned into an apocalypse and led to grim predictions for the future of humanity
oR9PW TIL that the Great Sphinx of Giza’s nose has been broken since at least the 1400s. A 15th century writer blamed the incident on the actions of a zealot in 1378. Archaeological evidence indicates the nose was broken off by rods or chisels.
d089 TIL The alleged mastermind of September 11 Shaikh Mohammed’s two young sons, ages 7 and 9, were kidnapped by the C.I.A and continued to be kept in custody to pressure their father.
DG6D TIL when a prisoner is sentenced to be caned in Singapore, they aren’t told in advance when the sentence will be carried out, they need medical officials to certify they’re physically fit, and they are stripped naked and caned by trained officers who swing the 1.27cm thick cane at speeds up 160kph.
nW0n9 TIL the late actor Roddy McDowall was raided by the FBI in 1974 for owning hundreds of illegal film prints. To avoid being criminally charged himself, he ratted out other celebrities who had purchased films from bootleggers.