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TIL Japan has ‘porn disposal’ boxes

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Q8Q6 TIL 2 identical twins died from virtually the same accident two hours apart, 1 mile away
kOYp1 TIL: that the phrase ‘devil’s advocate’ comes from a medieval job title. The ‘advocatus diaboli’ was the guy tasked with coming up with counter arguments when a priest was nominated to be blessed or canonized.
ZDNp TIL that there is a Japanese family that has run the same hotel for nearly 1300 years.
7rD8M TIL the former US president has 7 species named after him in honor, and the current one has 1 primarily because of resemblance
R5mg7 TIL That until the year 1991 it was illegal for bars to serve homosexuals. It was being actively enforced until a 1991 US District Court case struck it down.