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4knLb TIL that the oldest continuously-operating tattoo parlor in the world is in Jerusalem and has been tattooing pilgrims since 1300.
w61W TIL there is a guy who smells everything before it goes into space with the astronauts to protect them from toxic and obnoxious odors
7rpLr TIL when writing a Torah scroll, "an error of a single letter, ornamentation, or symbol of the 304,805 stylized letters that make up the Hebrew Torah text renders it unfit to use"
nm6Y TIL that Ben Cohen, co founder of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, cannot smell. The reason the ice cream is characteristically chunky is because in order to compensate for his lack of taste he would add big pieces of fruit to the ice cream to satisfy his need for texture in food.
OmOg TIL when George Washington first ran for the Virginia House of Burgesses, he attributed his defeat to failing to offer enough alcohol to voters. Two years later, he distributed 144 gallons of rum, punch, hard cider & beer - a half gallon per vote. He won the election.