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TIL China considers pornography to be “spiritual pollution” and has banned it since 1949. Usually the punishment is just a fine and a warning, but in 2005 the creator of China’s biggest porn site was sentenced to life in prison.

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XEGr6 TIL Concorde burned up 94 tonnes of fuel getting from London to New York and a whopping 2 tonnes simply taxiing onto the runway
Y78Mv TIL camels and whales are more closely related than camels and horses
x6B7g TIL dogs have unique ‘nose prints,’ just like human thumbprints. Each is unique to the dog, not even the breed.
4XEaX TIL in the movie Apollo 13, Jim Lovell's wife Marilyn was seen losing her wedding ring down a shower drain. According to Lovell, this did happen, but she managed to retrieve the ring later.
XEO9Q TIL the phrase "I cried all the way to the bank" came from Liberace in 1956, after a newspaper crudely accused him of homosexuality and he sued—and won.