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TIL Castration prevents male pattern baldness if it is done before hair is lost

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vaRr TIL Def Jam Records founder Rick Rubin was in a punk band called The Pricks that asked friends to heckle during a gig in order to start a brawl leading to the band being kicked off stage & the show being shut down by a “cop” who was really Rubin’s father, in an effort to create buzz around the band
XEZyD TIL of Sogen Kato, believed to be the oldest man in Tokyo at the age of 111 until it was discovered he died at 79 and the family lied about it to keep receiving his pension
ymBe TIL in 1719, prisoners in Paris were allowed to go free, under the condition that they marry prostitutes and go with them to Louisiana. The newly married couples were chained together and taken to the port of embarkation.
ogxY TIL octopi are known to sneak onboard fishing boats, open holds, and eat the crabs used as bait.
QxGe TIL Benjamin Franklin turned someone who hated him into a fan by only writing him a letter asking for a favor - Now called the Benjamin Franklin Effect