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TIL No Shave November has a noticeable effect on razor sales

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OogO7 TIL there is an island in Ethiopia where Christian Ethiopians claim to have kept the Ark of Covenant for thousands of years. It is watched over by a single man with no name known as the "Guardian" and no woman are allowed on the island for fear of "stirring the passions" of the virgins on the island
wLlGJ TIL David Bowie's final album "Blackstar" was heavily influenced by Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp A Butterfly"
e0O6L TIL that in Cuba condoms are considered a multipurpose tool, used for fishing, hair dressing and wine making, among other things
jNkQv TIL that Alan Turing volunteered during war and in the application form he answered a question that asked the applicant if they understood that by signing up they place themselves liable to military law as "No". No one noticed, he became a fine marksman and then got out by citing this technicality.
Wooo TIL States could make the minimum drinking age 18, but the Federal government would take away tax dollars given to them