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TIL Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

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yV5VJ TIL that the CIA hired a magician named John Mulholland in the 1950s to write a "magic book" for spies. The manual explained how spies could use skills like sleight of hand to poison an enemy's drink, or to steal documents. Mulholland was also employed by the CIA to explore paranormal activities.
OolNe TIL that Native Americans would use porcupine hairs to make hairbrushes. Sometimes a stick was cut into the right shape and frayed at the edges to make a toothbrush.
epgxJ TIL that the British Board of Film Classification, who give out ratings for films released in the UK, used to have an "H" rating, meaning "Horriffic", from 1932-1951. This rating was meant to be used for horror films released in the country.
neE1B TIL as a kid in DC, Duke Ellington loved to play baseball. Sometimes Teddy Roosevelt, who was President at the time, would ride by on his horse and stop to watch Duke & his friends play.
poXO TIL that in March 2011, a Brazilian man from Rio de Janeiro saved a penguin that was covered in oil. Since then, the penguin visits the man every year.