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TIL In 2004, Maryland decided to impose a monthly fee of $2.50 on people who flush their toilets

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9vGQ TIL that before going on to be in Rage Against the Machine, guitarist Tom Morello was a male stripper.
Da4e TIL Asparagus was once included in the emergency ration kits given to American pilots because it made their urine attractive to fish, making them easier to catch.
neo5W TIL about the Winchester Mansion, a 161-room California monstrosity built by widower Sarah Winchester, who's husband had invented the Winchester rifle. She believed that spirits of those killed by his rifles were haunting her; so she added rooms, hallways, and passages to nowhere to appease them.
R54Pa TIL that what most people think of as Haiku are actually another art form called Senryu, which follows the same 5-7-5 syllable structure as Haiku. While Senryu can be about any topic and are often humorous, Haiku should be more serious, be about nature and contain a word that refers to the Seasons.
Y7njv TIL the expression Humble Pie derives from umble pie, a pie filled with chopped or minced offal, especially of deer but often other meats.