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TIL, In 2006, a woman farted on a plane and tried to cover up the smell by lighting matches, causing an emergency landing.

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LR7p TIL in 1982 Key West seceded from the US as a protest against their actions. Then they declared war and surrendered after 1 minute, but in 1995 they attacked the US by firing water cannons from fireboats and hitting people with stale Cuban bread. They are today known as the “Conch Republic.”
9kdX TIL that Tunisia and Turkey are the only Muslim-majority countries which have banned the hijab in public schools and universities or government buildings.
XERwX TIL of Le Pétomane, a french flatulist (professional farter) who performed at the Moulin Rouge in the 1890s. He was said to have been so skilled as to be able to mimic the sounds of cannon fire and thunderstorms, as well as the sounds of farm animals.
5Vbk TIL that Ian McDiarmid (Palpatine/The Emperor) was only 39 when he played The Emperor in “Return of the Jedi”
xV6mB TIL of Puputan, a Balinese mass-suicide ritual. In 1906, about 1000 Balinese people marched out and killed themselves ritualistically to avoid the humiliation of surrender to the Dutch. After the ritual concluded, the Dutch stripped the corpses of their valuables and sacked the ruins of the palace.