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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/a-horse-has-no-name on 2023-09-27 21:26:50.

Original Title: TIL: In 1994, an American teenager Michael Fay was convicted of spray-painting a bunch of cars in Singapore and was caned as punishment. It became such a large issue that the White House attempted to prevent it. A year later, the Simpsons released “Bart vs. Australia”, which based on the event.