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TIL about the "Hatpin Panic" of the early 1900s, during which some states (and other regions) started regulating the length of hatpins worn in public

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5l5k TIL China banned Avatar in 2D because the idea of people siding with an indigenous population against an imperialistic force is something that the government was not comfortable with. The 3D version was not banned because there were very few theaters that had that support.
ANAKx TIL In 1906 Andrew Carnegie formed the Simplified Spelling Board to fix spelling in the English language. Teddy Roosevent was ready to impose their recommendations but he and Carnegie disagreed on how to get the public to adopt. So we're still stuck with that "d" and "e" in Wednesday.
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