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TIL Korea has had underfloor heating for thousands of years.

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KO8P6 TIL Tiririca, a Brazilian Clown, who used slogans including "What does a federal congressman do? I really don't know – but if you vote for me, I'll tell ya" and "It can't get any worse, vote Tiririca". He became the second-most-voted congressman in Brazil's history, with 1,348,295 votes.
apv0 TIL that an estimated over 10 million people protested the war in Iraq in February of 2003, making it the largest protest ever.
jLLp TIL the cross-dressing character “Corporal Klinger” on MAS*H was inspired by the ‘50s/'60s counterculture comedian Lenny Bruce who was dishonorably discharged from the Navy during WWII for wearing a woman’s uniform and claiming homosexual tendencies
D5Ke TIL no physical clone trooper armor was ever produced for Star Wars prequels. Every Clone trooper was CGI.
N7eeJ TIL that hackers used a smart fish tank to gain access to a casino’s IT network. Gives new meaning to the term phishing....