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TIL the castle from the Rocky Horror Picture Show is now a hotel that you can spend the night in!

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b0Wa TIL the doctor that proposed medical professionals should wash their hands before handling patients was so mocked by his peers that he suffered from a nervous breakdown. He was committed to a mental institution, dying from a septic wound that was not treated properly.
KObnR TIL It’s Australian tradition to eat sausages at polling places on election day called Democracy Sausages. For many communities, this is the biggest fundraising event of the year.
W7P4 TIL that more US states allow sex with animals than allow gay marriage
YpePx TIL about Ralph Lauren, the billionaire fashion mogul. His last name was Lifshitz but he changed it to Lauren when he was 16 because it had the word 'shit' in it and other children used to make fun of him.
KOZXw TIL Howie Mandel got expelled from high school for impersonating a school official and hiring a construction company to build an addition onto the school