Http Status facts
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There is a proposed HTTP status code 451 indicating censorship, referencing Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 novel
The HTTP status code for "Unavailable for legal reasons" is 451, in honor of Fahrenheit 451
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HTTP status code 418: "I'm a teapot", created as an April Fool's joke, but officially documented by IETF for "networked coffee pots".
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There is an HTTP status code for requesting a teapot to brew coffee. It was part of an april fool's joke in 1998.
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HTTP status 451 is use when content has been banned for reasons like government-mandated block. The name was inspired by the novel Fahrenheit 451 where books are outlawed and burned, ironically this novel has also been banned before. Finally it's said that 451° is the temp at which paper ignites
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In addition to "404: not found" and other HTTP status codes, the IETF included error code "418: I'm a teapot" as an April Fools' joke. This code was designated to be returned by tea pots requested to brew coffee.
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Twitter had a HTTP status code (like 404 - Not Found) that was used when limiting users for too many requests. It's called 420 - Enhance your Calm
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There is a proposed HTTP status code 451 indicating censorship, referencing Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 novel
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A server can respond with HTTP status code 418 "I'm a teapot", indicating the response body might be "short and stout". Any request to such a server may be sent with additions, such as 4 different alcohol types, 4 different flavors of syrup, and 6 different thicknesses of milk.
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There is a HTTP status code for censorship, and that code is 451, in reference to Farenheit 451.
