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TIL that Sharivari, the title of the 1981 proto-techno cult classic by A Number of names, refers to a European and North American folk custom designed to shame a member of the community. A mock parade would be staged through the settlement accompanied by a discordant mock serenade ("rough music").

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GG5G TIL for whatever reason, a German WW2 submarine captain decided not to call the trained technician and tried to operate the complex flush system himself after he had used the lavatory. He flooded the boat, forcing it to surface, where it was promptly spotted by the enemy and bombed out of the water.
Nave TIL that ‘Old Person Smell’ is a real part of the aging process called Nonenal Odor.
45BJ TIL London is one of the most surveilled cities on the planet, with 51,000 CCTV cameras. On average, a Londoner is captured on camera 300 times a day. The other cities with the most cameras are Beijing, Chicago, New York and Chongqing, China.
ZMjQ TIL you can experimentally measure the speed of Light using marshmallows and a microwave.
loGZB TIL that approximately 25,000 golf balls are lost each year at the CDA Resort Golf Course in Idaho under the only floating green in the world.