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TIL that Egypt banned all of Marilyn Monroe’s films after she converted to Judaism in order to marry Arthur Miller — and later unbanned them once the couple divorced.

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aYvL TIL of Sailor’s Eyeball, one of the largest known single-celled organisms. It can grow to 1.5 inches in length.
b6WyN TIL, in 1995, Brazil accidentally greeted the visiting german chancellor, Roman Herzog, with the anthem of east germany, 5 years after the reunification of germany
RWPw TIL that goldfish have teeth in the back of their throat
VMDVm TIL that William McBride, an Australian obstetrician who helped determine the link between thalidomide and birth defects, was years later de-registered for falsifying scientific data to claim that another drug also caused birth defects.
VMvL0 TIL that Hayao Miyazaki, producer of the Studio Ghibli, used to be able to produce 10 minutes of animation per month. He can now only produce 1 minute per month, largely due to his age.