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TIL that the Soviet Union allowed theaters to play The Grapes of Wrath because of its depiction of the plight of the poor under capitalism, but it was later withdrawn because Russian audiences were amazed that even the poorest Americans could afford a car.

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GY04J TIL The Hawaiian Kingdom sells government bonds similar to US government bonds, but they can only be redeemed after "the United States of America's military occupation of the Hawaiian Islands has come to an end"
rRWkW TIL that EA Poe's revenge story "The Cask of Amontillado" was part of a literary feud. Poe's rival Thomas Dunn English wrote a novel, "1844," featuring a drunken wife-abuser based on Poe; Poe, in turn, used details from that novel as the setting for his own murder fantasy about English.
XNOQ TIL that the Ancient Egyptians used 12 months of exactly 30 days, with 5 days of festivities at the end to add up to 365
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Br1Bx TIL Fasting was used as a method of protesting injustice in pre-Christian Ireland, and had specific rules by which it could be used. It was often done on doorsteps, possibly because allowing a person to die at one’s doorstep, for a wrong of which one was accused, was considered a great dishonour.