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TIL that 1984 by George Orwell was banned in the USSR for being Anti-Communist, but also banned in the USA for being Pro-Communist.

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p8r0b TIL that by law no US officer can outrank George Washington. He was promited to 6 star general in 1976.
7Jj7 TIL the Basque language is an absolute isolated language: It has not been shown to be related to any other language despite numerous attempts
W7GrA TIL that there was once a device to flatten neckties for ironing them.
gkGW TIL Queen Elizabeth served as a truck mechanic in WW2
JY6Mk TIL the double leg amputee war veteran in the film “Battleship” is played by an actual double leg amputee war veteran.