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TIL comedian Steve Martin will be inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame alongside banjo legends like Eddy Davis, Earl Scruggs, and Pete Seeger.

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6kPY TIL modern day Japanese swordsmiths are required by law to use traditional Katana forging techniques, despite the fact that modern day steel does not need to be folded multiple times.
wPo TIL Guinness bought every British soldier in WWII a pint on Christmas Day. They would pay half your wages to your family while at war, guaranteed job when returning, funeral expenses, vacations, childrens’ education, scholarships, and paid wages 20% higher than other breweries (see more in link).
5YWjQ TIL MIT offers a Pirate Certificate upon completion of Sailing, Archery, Pistol or Rifle class, and Fencing.
kOkP5 TIL On Black Friday 2014, Cards Against Humanity was taken off shelves and replaced with a “Bullshit” box, for $6. Inside? “Literal feces, from an actual bull”, they said. The move - a protest against the 'buy anything' culture of Black Friday - led to 30,000 boxes of shit being sold in 2 hours flat
LaBv TIL in 1996 the NBA fined Denver Nugget Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf over $30k per game for refusing to stand during the playing of the national anthem due to his personal religious beliefs