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TIL feminine Hygiene products are not taxed in canada

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4XaQJ TIL That H. R. Giger's Name Is Pronounced Geegur Not Gaigur
nWVbP TIL about Confraternities in Nigeria, secretive student groups within higher education that have been involved in violence and organized crime since the 1980s. One estimate in 2002 was that 250 people had been killed in campus cult-related murders in the previous decade.
v18dB TIL it's national cheese fondue day and bunch more others
R7bow TIL creation of the most sacred fire in a Zoroastrian temple requires combining flames from 16 different sources, one of which is a funeral pyre; however, funeral pyres are forbidden in Zoroastrianism as corpses are thought to defile the flame.
XE8mQ TIL that Lady Gaga comes from a wealthy family. Her parents were able to afford expensive private schools and music lessons because her father was a successful internet entrepreneur whose company installed Wi-Fi accessibility in hotel chains.