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TIL of the "fountain of tits" in Treviso, North Italy, a XVI century topless statue of a woman sprinkling water from each nipple. During celebrations, it spouts red and white wine, free to drink.

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nb9b TIL that Donnie Yen in his late 90s was at a nightclub with his then girlfriend who was getting harassed by a gang of thugs. Yen warned them to leave her alone but to no avail and as they left, the gang followed and attacked Yen. According to reports Yen hospitalized upto 8 members of the gang.
lobjV TIL we've known the Earth is a globe for over 2000 years
awl6o TIL Philips developed a double-sided video cassette and player to rival the VHS and Betamax formats called ‘Video 2000’. Similar in nature to an audio tape it was capable of 8 hours of recording (4 hours per side). Ultimately the product remained unpopular and lost out in the ‘videotape format war’.
8pm8 TIL: Waldo Of “Where’s Waldo” is actually named wally and is only called Waldo in the US and Canada
R7Mga TIL Captain Herbert Sobel, portrayed by David Schwimmer in Band of Brothers, landed at Normandy, fought in WW2 and received the bronze star. He later attempted suicide but failed, blinding himself. He died from malnutrition 17 years later. No services were held after his death.