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TIL that May 5 is when Children's Day is celebrated in Japan

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1aOo4 TIL Medieval Couples Were Given Enough Mead (honey wine) on Their Wedding Day to Last Them One Full Moon Cycle, Thus Leading to the Term "honeymoon"
QNLMM TIL Zyzzyx Road is the lowest grossing movie of all time: only six people bought tickets for a total box office of $30
4nNN TIL that after the film Top Gun was released, enlistment into the Navy more than tripled. The Navy even set up recruitment booths inside theaters showing Top Gun.
9YjO6 TIL that an entomologist called Justin Schmidt allowed plenty of venomus insects to sting him in order to record the pain intensity in what's called "Schmidt pain Scale".
jJYR TIL Former French President, Félix Faure, died at age 59 from a massive stroke while making love to his mistress. French newspapers and political leaders spread rumors of his death including that his “stiff hands were entangled in her hair” and that he had to be surgically separated from her.