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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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OGnbR TIL about the 100-Man Kumite, a martial arts challenge wherein a challenger endures 100 consecutive sparring matches against fighters of equal or higher rank. Since 1965 there have only been 30 total victors, the last being in 2020.
mxoZP TIL that putting antifreeze in wine as seen in The Simpsons episode "The Crepes of Wrath" was based on real events
D1Mxj TIL in 1977, two American colleges, Carleton College and St. Olaf College, members of NCAA's Division III conference, attempted to play an American football game using purely metric measurements
gMM17 TIL the average-sized apple has a weight force of approximately 1 Newton.
l7jEK TIL Hoyt Axton wrote the number 1 hit Joy to the World, while his mother Mae wrote the number 1 hit Heartbreak Hotel