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TIL A man stayed drunk during the entire Civil War to avoid being drafted

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mZEp TIL North Koreans must abide by one of 28 approved haircuts. Unmarried women must have short hair, but married woman have many more options, and the hair of young men should be less than 2 inches long, older men can go as long as 2¾
N71a6 TIL the U.S. has a region nicknamed "Cancer Alley" where 150+ petrochemical plants operate. Cancer rates there are 53.33% higher than the national average.
Oo74L TIL that farts in space can be flammable as the gases in farts are flammable, which can quickly become a problem in a tiny pressurized capsule in the middle of space where your fart gases have no where to go.
OG4be TIL of the Stripper Index, an economic index based on the earnings of sex workers used to gauge discretionary consumer spending and the state of the economy.
awebb TIL of Alan Francis, who has won 8 consecutive World Horseshoe Championship titles, and 16 of the 17 years. He has a total of 24 World Horseshoe Championship titles. The New York Times has even referred to him as the “most dominant athlete in any sport in the country"