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TIL straight razor manufacturing almost came to an end, but demand increased after the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall.

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epQ06 TIL that the Mongol empire, being the largest land empire to exist, only lasted around 150 years.
PY4xn TIL the Berlin Wall came down by mistake. When the East Germans planned to slowly open the border they announced it at a press conference without including a plan. When a reporter asked when it would be opened, the party official mistakenly said "Immediately, without delay" causing a run on the wall
YpQWG TIL a Utah Highway Patrol officer pulled over what he believed to be an impaired driver. It was a 5 year old who had stolen his parents car and made it on to the freeway after an argument with Mom because she wouldn't buy him a Lamborghini. He was on his way to California with $3 to purchase one.
5YAOQ TIL that there are still 74 countries where being gay is illegal and 13 countries where homosexuality is punishable by death
RGo1 TIL that David Bowie was next on Mark Chapman’s hitlist, after John Lennon. “Chapman had a front-row ticket to The Elephant Man the next night. John and Yoko were supposed to sit front-row for that show, too. So the night after John was killed there were three empty seats in the front row.”