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TIL the gag toy “Whoopee Cushion” has been a practical joke since Roman times, circa 218CE.

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LkG6Z TIL that people with a defective FMO3 secrete TMA into their bodily fluids and thus attain a smell of spoiled fish, a condition designated ‘fish odour syndrome’
N1Me TIL a man running from a police helicopter using thermal imaging tried to fool the TI cameras by hiding in fresh manure. It didn’t work.
VBMnm TIL in 1975 the Grateful Dead played a live show in which they mic'd up live, caged crickets for a song; the drummer is credited with playing "percussion and crickets."
0XWN TIL that we have no idea where the body of the last Roman Emperor is buried. When Constantinople fell to the Turks, he tore off his Imperial regalia before leading a last stand, making him difficult to identify. He was most likely buried in a mass grave with his men.
9YLDr TIL in the Aymara language, the past is considered to be in front while the future is behind. Linguists believe this is a visual conception, as you are able to see what is in front like you are able to know the past, but you are unable see what is behind like you are unable to know the future.