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TIL Apple Banned Taiwanese Flag Emoji From iPhones in Hong Kong

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gMomb TIL that the Chinese government, worried about potential national embarrassments due to the behavior of tourists abroad, had the China’s National Tourism Administration publish an information packet titled, roughly, the Guide to Civilized Tourism and Travel.
XDw6 TIL that even though Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer support “Do Not Track”, Google and Bing both ignore that setting
yQMPl TIL that a person with a felony CAN still vote, though the process for voting reinstatement varies widely from state to state
kONl1 TIL that transparent aluminum, the fictitious material in the Star Trek Voyage Home film (1986) has been actually invented.
b9BN TIL Brent McKenzie from Flight of the Conchords was an extra in LOTR Return of the King. Fans have since dubbed his character, Figwit.