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TIL that Brad Pitt is forever banned from entering China because of his role in the movie “Seven Years in Tibet”

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VMMgp TIL oranges weren't named oranges because they're orange. Also, some oranges are green.
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KjNa TIL that after being heckled by a State Assemblyman at an event, then-Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed one of the state senator’s bills with the words “fuck you” written down the side of his veto explanation.