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TIL Time Warner, one of the world’s largest media companies, is paid a licensing fee for every Guy Fawkes mask sold

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awpZN Today I learned that a certain portion of the population will consistently feel the urge to defecate shortly after walking into bookstores or libraries. Named after the otherwise-unheard-of woman whose confession to a Japanese book magazine made it famous, it's known as the Mariko Aoki phenomenon.
Meny8 TIL that in 1795, conditions at Rugby School were so bad that the pupils staged a "Great Rebellion". The headmaster's office was blown up with gunpowder and troops had to be called in to restore order. The ringleader, Willoughby Cotton, later rose to the rank of General in the British Army
gMgOL TIL more about Christopher Lee: he was an intelligence officer in WW2,and after the war ended,he didn't know of a career to pursue,so his cousin suggested that he start acting- he went on to portray Dracula 9 times. He also won 3 Guinness World Records, and released 4 heavy metal albums at 80+ yo.
W7k5d TIL being in possession of an Eagle feather in the US is punishable by a $250k fine, unless you are part of a federally recognized Native American tribe, with authority to collect them.
YpvRZ TIL Keyhole Limpet Hemocyanin (KLH) is a protein derived from the blood of Megathura crenulata limpets and is critical for making medicines. KLH cannot be synthetically made, making the mollusks' serum worth $100,000 per liter.