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TIL that Mozart wrote the lyrics for a canon called "Leck mir den Arsch fein recht schön sauber" (translated to: "Lick My Arse Right Well and Clean") and was a fan of vulgar scat humour.

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ZpdDB TIL a beehive fence is a fence built to deter elephants based on their natural fear of bees. The fence is set up off the ground at chest height and contains hives spaced every 10 metres. If an elephant disturbs the fence, then hives shake and the bees become agitated, and the elephants are deterred.
wojg7 TIL that on 18 December 1944, Admiral Halsey’s Third Fleet encountered a powerful Pacific Typhoon east of the Philippines. Three destroyers were sunk, 146 planes destroyed, 27 ships damaged, and 790 sailors killed; it remains the worst natural disaster in U.S. Navy history.
ryNW TIL: (former) Billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away over 99% of his 6.3 Billion dollars to help under privileged kids go to college. He is now worth $2 million dollars.
vPGdx TIL that in the 1600s, Venetians fighting to lifting the siege of Candia considered infecting Ottoman soldiers with plague by attacking them with a liquid made from the spleens and buboes of plague victims. It was never carried out.
Br5DL TIL about the Medlar, a fruit that was once popular in ancient and medieval times but was nearly forgotten in the 20th Century (Deleted and reposted due to title error in the original post, which stated that this fruit is enjoyed rotten. In fact, bletting is a kind of ripening)