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TIL Towel Day is a tribute to Douglas Adams during which fans of Adams carry around a towel all day. Towel Day takes place on May 25th

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marx TIL Elvis’ manager sold “I Hate Elvis” badges to make money from those who otherwise wouldn’t have parted with their cash for Elvis merchandise.
95M6 TIL that a 14 year old attempted to commit suicide by impersonating a woman online, seducing his friend and convincing that friend to murder him.
ADRNx TIL that a "hamburger" is so called as it derives from Hamburg in Germany. I always wondered why something primarily made of beef has a name associated with pig meat!
Xe1r TIL that the Shrek movies were based on an actual children’s book.
6ajw TIL the most senior officer to survive the Titanic also participated in evacuating soldiers off the coast of Dunkirk