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TIL that China has banned time travel in TV, saying that it “disrespects history”.

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rr01 TIL that astrophysicist Carl Sagan and his wife would smuggle books about the history of the Russian Revolution into the USSR so that their colleagues could read them, since recorded history lessons in Russia were actively manipulated by Joseph Stalin at the time.
Zpd7G TIL Amazon once wrote a list of their favorite fake reviews from customers, then published it on their front page with the headline "You guys are really funny."
QN50L TIL that the oldest English-speaking settlement in Ontario is Moose Factory
Oo8V1 TIL that butterflies sometimes drink turtle's tears to get the necessary sodium for their diet
E1nVX TIL Alcatraz had some of the best food in the federal prison system including chili dogs, butter-drenched potatoes, pork chops, biscuits and gravy & banana pudding because the warden believed “most trouble in prison is caused by bad food.” The prison staff ate the same food as the prisoners.