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TIL that in the 1400’s to the 1600’s the people of the Czech Republic protested corrupt politicians by throwing people out of windows, an act known as Defenestrations of Prague(the capital city of Czech.)

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4JK5 TIL the most complex word in the English dictionary is the word ‘set’ with over 430 definitions in the Oxford English dictionary
QN0y9 TIL Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, one of the most widely known spiritual and philosophical classic books by the Roman emperor, was not intended to be a book but a personal diary, which was carried out from AD 171 to the present day.
Bldr TIL in 1981 George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers went on their 50/50 tour where they played in all 50 states in just 50 days
XE9wP TIL that caffeine, THC, nicotine, capsaicin (hot peppers,) theobromine (tea,) are natural insecticides. Yet humans find them delicious.
W70A TIL that there is a country that only exist on the Internet, and anyone can become a citizen!