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TIL royalties from Mein Kampf are begrudgingly accepted by the state of Bavaria, then distributed to charity.

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5V7JR TIL if you're 21 or over in Michigan you can legally drive with a bodily alcohol contact up to .08 but if you're under 21 it's .02, so a 20-year-old is "drunk driving" at an .03 but a 21-year-old can legally drive up to .07
oRn6r TIL that the fat chinese buddha is actually "Budai" a chinese monk from the 10th century, not Gautama.
VMyG4 TIL South Park character ‘Towelie’ begun on a boat trip the creators took; on which, people were constantly saying: “don’t forget to bring a towel”. Becoming more aware of how merchandised and exploited their creations had become, they then decided to satirically create the “worst character ever”.
WAoY TIL there’s a skyscraper in Tokyo which tells you, using colored lights, whether you should bring an umbrella when you go outside.
mxo9p TIL that when the Rolling Stones were forced to make another single to fulfill their contract, they recorded a vulgar song known as "Cocksucker Blues." In retaliation, their former label released an album of the band's greatest hits - despite the Stone's renunciation, it hit top 10 on UK charts