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TIL there’s an equivalent to Godwin’s Law for gun ownership debates called Markley’s Law: As an online discussion of gun owners’ rights grows longer, the probability of an ad hominem attack involving penis size approaches 1

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4XA0b TIL that the identity of the "House of the Rising Sun" is unknown. Only 3 buildings in New Orleans ever had the name 'Rising Sun' during the time the song emerged. Some theories say it was a hotel, a brothel, a jailhouse, or a Creole mansion. Some believe that it never actually existed at all.
5YQ1D TIL that atheists are prohibited from holding public office in 7 U.S. states.
v17N7 TIL Walgreens grew dramatically (from 20 to 525 stores) during prohibition in the 1920s because they sold "prescription" alcohol (and milkshakes)
l7EYK TIL that operating system Linux is an example of anarcho-communism
6E8JY TIL every state in the U.S. will collect checks and bank accounts as well as safety deposit boxes that you have not used for multiple years and hold onto that money for you. Its called escheat and you can go online and see if you have any money the state is holding on to for you.