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TIL that Louis Armstrong wore a Star of David throughout his adult life in tribute to the Karnofskys, a family of Jewish peddlers who had given him work and warm friendship during his difficult childhood

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olAA TIL in 2002 Russell Brand wanked off a man in the toilet of gay bar in Soho for his documentary show RE:Brand (NSFW)
V09m TIL In the Vietnam War, the US military produced recordings of ghostly voices and eerie sounds to play to the Vietcong, who believed that if a body wasn’t buried, the person’s soul would wander the Earth forever
6kww TIL the head of the American Association of Feed Control Officials admitted that meat meal, used to make pet food, may contain the remains of euthanized shelter animals.
yajX TIL Balisongs (butterfly knives) are not illegal because of more use in violent crime, but because they can cause prolific amounts of Emergency Room visits from user-based accidents.
9eYM TIL that only 24% of Canadians know that Queen Elizabeth is their head of state