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TIL George Orwell's "1984" and "Animal Farm" are not banned in China and can be easily found in Chinese bookstores.

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e0exL TIL that owls have serrations on the edge of their flight feathers, allowing an owl's flight to be practically silent. Some fish-eating owls, for which silence has no evolutionary advantage, lack this adaptation.
4YN TIL 96% of the U.S. Population lives within 20 miles of a Wal-Mart
oRKdY TIL most of the people who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist factory fire of 1911 were girls/women aged 14-23. In addition, the doors were locked (preventing escape), a common practice of the time to reduce theft and breaks by workers. Many women people jumped out of the 8/9/10th floors
PYQAn TIL roughly 3 to 5 percent of the world’s population has an apathy toward music known as "musical anhedonia," in which their brain is biologically incapable of responding to any music whatsoever.
woEMo TIL In the 16th century, a peculiar fashion trend called the "ruff" became popular in Europe. Ruffs were elaborate collars made of fine linen or lace, and they could extend far from the neck, sometimes to comically wide proportions. They were considered a symbol of status and wealth.