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TIL about 'Balconing' in Ibiza, a phenomenon in which intoxicated party goers die or are injured by acting wildly on the balconies of the hotel establishments where they have stayed

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XYwQ TIL there’s a medical condition called “Witzelsucht”, where a damage of the frontal lobe causes a tendency to make puns, or tell inappropriate jokes or pointless stories in socially inappropriate situations
4oyg TIL in 2010 40% of exported wine was shipped in 25,000-liter bags
mpxM TIL that for 15 years, the Phoebus Cartel planned the obsolescence of light bulbs by limiting them to 1000 hours usage to make consumers buy more and fined manufacturers whose lightbulbs lasted longer than this.
ADEgd TIL there's an American attorney who has been under house arrest for a year because of a contempt of court charge for failing to turn over his personal electronics to Chevron. The maximum sentence for his crime is six months.
aweLZ TIL gold replica of an olive branch, the traditional symbol of peace, which was left on the Moon's surface by Apollo 11 crewmembers. The gesture represented a fresh wish for peace for all mankind.