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TIL in Switzerland, it’s illegal to own just one guinea pig because they’re prone to loneliness.

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6Edy8 TIL that Nintendo own the rights to the Ron Jeremy porno, Super Hornio Brothers, purely so they could stop the film being distributed
wLXO6 TIL Amish men shave their mustaches as a protest against violence. The Amish were originally founded in Europe. At the time, mustaches were prevalent in the German military. The Amish began shaving their mustaches as a physical representation of their non-violent nature. It continues today.
J1Bw8 TIL that Adam West performed the famous “Batusi” dance in the premier episode of the 1960s Batman television series.
wodaE TIL In 1969, Nixon appointed a Space Task Group which presented recommendations including building an Earth-orbiting space station, a lunar-orbiting space station, a base on the lunar surface, and a human expedition to Mars. They were too expensive, so Nixon directed NASA to build the Space Shuttle
eprYb TIL that in 1998 Sony had the chance to buy the rights to almost every Marvel character for 25 million. They opted to only buy the rights to Spider-Man for just 7 million, stating, "Nobody gives a shit about the other Marvel characters."