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TIL in Indiana Kit-Kat, Nestle Crunch, and Twix bars are tax exempt. All other candy is taxable.

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D10XD TIL that Mia Farrow's husband, famous singer Frank Sinatra, was furious when she landed the lead role in Rosemary's Baby. Previously, Sinatra had demanded she forgo her career when they wed, and he served her divorce papers via a corporate lawyer in front of the cast and crew midway through filming.
m1wdy TIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She went on to work in circuses until her death in 1989.
QNgpL TIL if a Catholic man needs a semen sample to diagnose infertility, he's supposed to do so by recovering it from a non-lubricated, perforated condom after normal intercourse
nWpeP TIL that the word Coprolalia (involuntary swearing) comes from the Greek word kópros meaning “dung, feces” and laliā́ meaning “speech”. Essentially translating to Shit-talking.
o78K TIL that when Nirvana was asked to play Top of the Pops, they were told they can’t play instruments. Angry at this, Kurt sang in a deep voice and missed frets intentionally, Krist just spun his bass over his head continuesly, and Dave danced behind his drumkit.