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TIL "sideburns" got their name from American Civil War general Ambrose Burnside, who was known for his unusual facial hairstyle that connected thick sideburns by way of a moustache, but left the chin clean-shaven.

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PYYxZ TIL King Ludwig the Mad built many weird impractical castles all over Bavaria which later inspired the fairy tale castles at Walt Disney parks.
kOaee TIL In 2002, highly toxic counterfeit cigarettes were being sold in the UK. The cigarettes were produced in unhygienic factory conditions, included tobacco sweepings, sawdust, dirt, banned chemicals. The cigarettes accounted for at least a quarter of all cigarettes smoked in Britain that year.
aw8WZ TIL University of Michigan researchers discovered that far fewer couples who drank together reported negative attitudes toward their marriage. The study found that when one partner drank while the other abstained, marital dissatisfaction spiked.
7rl0P TIL you weigh 1% less at the equator than you do at the polls due to centrifugal force of the earth spinning
n7QG TIL In music a combination of notes exists known as “The Devil’s Interval”, and it was banned in the 1100’s for evoking sexual feelings and being the direct work of the devil.