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EgOgx TIL that in Japan, there is an annual Penis Festival called "Kanamara Matsuri"
GGNg TIL that in the US, people under 18 can legally smoke cigarettes. However, they cannot purchase them.
kJJxg TIL Alexander Butterfield, asst to President Nixon who revealed the secret White House taping system, was an on-again-off-again boyfriend to Dr. Seuss' wife Audrey Geisel
4Py5 TIL that C-3PO and R2-D2 had their own 1985 single season 13 episode spin-off TV series.
Zj7v TIL Wolverines (weighing 9-25kg, and 110cm in length) have been known to attack and kill moose, which are almost 20 times their size. They will also defend their catch from bigger animals including bears and wolves.