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TIL that China bans depictions of time travel in films and TV

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VBJBB TIL: the book “fly fishing by J. R. Hartley” which featured in the 1983 yellow pages advert was not a real book and J. R. Hartley was not a real person. The book was published later under the pseudonym to catch the cult status the advert generated.
QKoE TIL that Johnny Cash’s truck caused a massive forest fire that nearly wiped out an endangered species of condor. Upon being sued by the U.S. national government, Cash proclaimed: “I don’t care about your damn yellow buzzards.”
7rLOx TIL Marvel was once pressured by the Mormon Church to remove a "hidden message" which casts the church in a critical light.
AjG7 TIL In Stringtown, Oklahoma, population 400, 76 percent of the town’s 2013 budget came from traffic tickets. After a state investigation into excessive speed trapping the town’s police department was disbanded.
worJY TIL Millipedes are not insects—they’re more closely related to lobsters, shrimp, and crayfish.