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TIL a TV sitcom called "Turn On" was pitched as "the first computerized TV show." It was cancelled after one episode

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1a71D TIL when you love getting attention and hate it at the same time is called Hedgehog's dilemma
VaBk TIL that female toilets in Japan are equipped with devices that artificially create flushing noises called ‘Sound Princess’ due to many Japanese women being embarrassed at the thought of being heard by others during urination thus wasting water by constantly flushing.
kXae TIL An adopted cat named Rusty very uncharacteristically kept pestering his owner after she wasn’t feeling well and wanted to lie down. This culminated in the owner seeking medical help and finding out she had experienced a heart attack. She credits Rusty with saving her life.
W7jYA TIl that in 2021 two rival taxi operators were involved in a dispute over lucrative taxi routes in Cape Town South Africa. It escalated into a full blown armed conflict that killed 83 people
WZWL TIL more people have been to the moon than to the bottom of the oceans deepest point (Mariana Trench)