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TIL In 2013, Apple banned an app from the appstore for having the potential to damage a user's device. This app was called, "Send Me To Heaven". The premise of the game was, the user would throw their iPhone into the air as high as possible. The creator wanted to destroy as many iPhones as possible.

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