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TIL the film Back to the Future is banned in China because it features time travel

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d8ba9 TIL hockey player Stan Mikita went from being one of the most penalized players to winning the Lady Byng Trophy twice for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with excellence all because his daughter asked, "Mommy, why does Daddy spend so much time sitting down [in the penalty box]?"
kOWWd TIL of a remarkable pigeon, named Cher Ami. That little bird became one of the greatest heroes of World War I
v1yYr TIL that a Scottish parliamentarian introduced a bill to decriminalize homosexuality in England after his gay brother killed himself. It passed. He wrote another bill to protect badgers. It failed. When asked why the latter didn’t pass, he snorted “There are not many badgers in the House of Lords.”
Me86B TIL in 1999 the Natural Law Party claimed that they could end the fighting in Kosovo by sending meditators and yogic flyers to the Balkans and generating a "peaceful consciousness". In fact, they managed to send a group of volunteers to Croatia to meditate there.
5Yg1R TIL that zebras - not the big cats - are the number one cause of injuries and death to zookeepers. This is due to their aggressive nature and the strength of both their bite and kick.