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TIL that "Om Nom Stories," a web series based on the app Cut the Rope, has run for 23 seasons.

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l7QVB TIL about the Triboelectric effect - the cause of static cling and a key mechanism in photocopiers and laser printers.
nWgor TIL that The Simpsons Movie was banned in Myanmar because the ruling junta had prohibited the colours red and yellow from appearing in any imported films. The colours were associated with the flag of the National League for Democracy, a rebel group pushing for democracy.
eXmL TIL that an Indian girl invented a bicycle without pedals that can travel 60km on 10kg of compressed air.
Bg10W TIL “Avengers: Endgame” no longer had the biggest opening weekend ever in a single market by 2021. It was surpassed by a Chinese film called “Detective Chinatown 3” with a $398M opening in China, overtaking Avengers: Endgame’s North American launch of $357M in 2019.
yVvYe TIL there are more trees on Earth than there are stars in the Milky Way.