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TIL as a play on the copyright infringement common in the former Soviet Union, the packaging of Borat's DVD mimics a foreign bootleg DVD. The slipcover is in English but with an all-Cyrillic text and is made to look poorly photocopied. The disc is a parody on Memorex in the form of Demorez DVD-R.

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oxKo TIL In 1942 there was a man called the Phantom Barber, who would break into peoples houses in Mississippi at night and cut their hair.
YkGW TIL because of “Hollywood Accounting”, most movies (including blockbusters) have technically not turned a profit allowing Hollywood to not pay certain contributors.
ERZo TIL Bhutan is only carbon negative country in he world, the country emits around 1.5 million tonnes of carbon annually, while its forests absorb over 6 million tonnes. Bhutan is aiming for zero net greenhouse gas emissions, zero-waste by 2030 and to grow 100 percent organic food by 2020
p8QlG TIL that seat belts are not mandatory in New Hampshire
xZvD TIL at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, North Korean and South Korean athletes came together to march as one under the unified banner of ‘Korea’ during the opening ceremony