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TIL Brazilian law requires every hotel to provide condoms to every guest

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wLmW7 TIL that many of the props used in Mel Brooks' 1974 film "Young Frankenstein" were originally used in the 1931 Frankenstein film.
v19B4 TIL Eddie Van Halen (who passed away a year ago today) held three guitar invention patents: the most notable being a guitar support system plate "that rests upon the player’s leg leaving both hands to explore the musical instrument like never before. "
mxoMv TIL in 2010 when the University of Mississippi began the process to find a new mascot, a group of students started a campaign to have Admiral Ackbar selected. Some students threatened to transfer, and some prospective parents said they would not let their children attend if he was chosen.
M70y0 TIL the US has the most volcanoes of any country, with 162 volcanos, 40 of which have been active since 1960, BUT 55 of Indonesia's 120 volcanos have been active since 1960.
DOQY TIL of Cookie, a cockatoo that turned 82 years today. He is believed to be the oldest specimen of his species in captivity