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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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pY5MQ TIL: New York had a secret CIA base disguised as a ‘different Federal institution’. It was in the World Trade Centre tower 7 that fell on 9/11
Me9yA TIL Before becoming a successful comedian, Ricky Gervais tried to make it as a musician. This is his new-wave band "Seona Dancing" in the 1980s.
0w9Ny TIL that the reason some dinosaurs were able to get so large was that they had "air sacks" in and around their bones, which prevented them from being crushed under their own weight and allowing them to grow to enormous sizes.
nem99 TIL that dogs were originally listed as non-self-aware, due to failing the "mirror test". However, since dogs are not visually oriented, a new test, "sniff test of self recognition" was developed, and shows significant evidence of self-awareness in dogs.
Ee8P TIL at the time of 101 Dalmations’ production there was talk about closing Disney’s animation department because of the wildly expensive an under-performing Sleeping Beauty. The production of Dalmations was cut in half because of a modified Xerox machine.