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

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j6yrR TIL Linda Guillory holds the world record for both: the largest collection of playable gaming systems with 2,430 and the largest collection of LCD gaming systems with 1,599.
4kN56 TIL of Nihamanchi, a beer made from cassava and consumed by Indigenous peoples throughout the Amazon region. Its process involves chewing the cassava tubers, spitting them out into large jars and letting it ferment with the saliva. Its taste is described as like a "alcoholic buttermilk".
Bybb TIL that magician and skeptic James Randi created an organization in that will give $1,000,000US to anyone who can demonstrate a paranormal ability.
J1Lpl TIL capybaras live in small family groups of about 10-20; pups are communally nursed by all the females.
LkoOZ TIL of Jennifer Asbenson, a woman who survived an encounter with a serial killer, Andrew Urdiales. He assaulted her, bound her, and put her into the trunk of his car. She broke free and ran away. He chased her with her a machete, but she signalled a passing truck and escaped. Urdiales had 8 victims.