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TIL that the anime "Voltes V" was cancelled in the Philippines because it inspired the country's citizens to revolt against the government since the country was under Martial Law at the time.

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4kdW5 TIL: 528 atmospheric nuclear tests have been conducted worldwide between 1945 and 1996.
ADoEn TIL The offensive term 'Mongoloid' or 'Mongol' derives from an old word for people with Downs Syndrome. This was due to the shape of their eyes, with the epicanthic fold resembling that of the Mongolian race.
X7mQ TIL the city of Chicago has approved a project to contruct what would be the tallest building in the USA
1AxD TIL Vaselina is the Mexican title for the movie Grease
v1ED8 TIL that during the Great Depression, the state of Arkansas was in such bad financial shape that the treasurer at one point reported a balance of $4.62 for the entire general revenue fund of the state.