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TIL that the Roman Emperor Vespasian issued a tax on urinating in public latrines.

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d85Xj TIL that the world’s last Feudal Lord saved her tiny island from WWII German invaders by etiquette, snobbery, and a lot of pluck
nQnB TIL last year Kim Jong-un banned sarcasm in North Korea fearing people would only agree with him ‘ironically’.
rkRM TIL translations of the first “Austin Powers” maintain Alotta Fagina’s suggestive name, but differently; in Finnish her name means “always horny,” Polish has her as “wavy vagina,” and Canadian French makes her “happy clitoris.”
neJQG TIL that the pattern on dogs’ noses are unique to each dog. Like human fingerprints, no two are alike. Dog Nose Printing has already been adopted in some places in the United States to track lost dogs, as nose prints are a far more reliable method than dog tags for identification.
x6a1B TIL string cheese is stringy because, when mozzarella is heated to 140* f, the milk proteins in the cheese realign horizontally, allowing the cheese to be peeled in long strings