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TIL that Christopher Guest (of Spinal Tap and Best in Show fame) is from a long line of a British aristocrats. He is a member of the House of Lords and his official title is The Right Honorable Lord Hayden-Guest

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16w9X TIL that condoms have been used to protect scientific samples from the environment, and to waterproof microphones for underwater recording
grdJA TIL the United States had a National Raisin Reserve from 1949 until 2015, when the Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional due to the raisins being seized without market compensation.
rrN1 TIL that there are more dedicated electric car charging stations in Japan than there are gas stations.
pDKO TIL there is a clock being made to tick for 10,000 years and play different melodies every time the bells chime.
1a9W7 TIL in the 1870s, an 11 time Mexican President exiled to Staten Island, partnered with New Jersey inventor to sell gum to fund an army to return to power once more. After he gave up and returned to Mexico, his partner went on to create what we know as chewing gum sticks today.