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TIL that the Hays Office demanded changes to the 1934 film Dr. Monica because it included dialogue about the potential dangers of childbirth

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oGYA TIL that all variations of tea – white, yellow, green, oolong, black and post-fermented – derive from the exact same plant.
a86Y9 TIL planets are round because of gravity. A planet's gravity pulls equally from all sides. Gravity pulls from the center to the edges like the spokes of a bicycle wheel.
Rmow TIL In 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb in space that was 100 times more powerful than Hiroshima.
VM4l4 TIL In 2005, 60 years after the end of World War 2 and Korea's Independence, South Korea passed a law to seize land held by Pro-Japan collaborators and redistribute them to people who fought for the country's Independence.
9YKyr TIL in 1857 Queen Victoria chose Ottawa as Canada’s capital because it was the midpoint between Toronto & Montreal thus a political compromise between English speaking & French speaking Canada