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TIL there was an advert in the UK for the food 'faggots'. It was found to have breached the advertising standards code due to the line "I've got nothing against faggots, I just don't fancy them". Facebook also banned many users for using the word on their platform.

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wLb41 TIL a Japanese anime version of Starship Troopers was released in 1988, before the 1997 film
Wk5O4 TIL that people who have lost nerve function in their hands have either slight or no wrinkling when they are immersed in water (AKA bathing). I also learned that the outer layer of our skin is made up of dead keratin cells.
7Llb TIL If you earn more than US$21,000 a year, you are part of the richest 4% of the planet.
MeLgm TIL that Ganymede, Jupiter's moon, is the largest moon in the solar system and is larger than Mercury and Pluto. Also it is only slightly smaller than Mars and if it were orbiting the Sun rather than Jupiter, it would be classified as a planet itself.
glEy TIL that 20,000 leagues below sea level would put you through the Earth and almost 20% of the way to the moon’s orbit. “20,000 Leagues Under The Sea” refers to the distance traveled while underwater, not the depth reached.