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TIL China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission

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R9Ba TIL Quentin Tarantino approached Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love to play “Lance” and “Jody” in the movie Pulp Fiction but they declined
E1KQw TIL that in 1910 spectroscopic analysis of volatile gases in the tail of Halley's Comet caused panicked buying of gas masks and quack "anti-comet pills" and "anti-comet umbrellas" by the public.
p8m5O TIL that a comet's tail points away from the sun, and don't indicate the direction it's moving
YANd TIL that the boxing announcer who came up with that catchphrase “let’s get ready to rumble” trademarked the phrase and has made more than $400 million by licensing it.
Yp14P TIL Supper isn't a folksy word for dinner but a 4th meal.