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TIL Flowers were traditionally used at funerals to mask the stench of decomposition.

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BrP4K TIL of the Eyes of Sibiu, a custom in the city of Sibiu in Transylvania in which roofs are adorned with eye shaped features, creating the feeling perpetually being watched.
94RG TIL a Canadian man chugged 8 beers and swam across the Detroit river just to prove his friends wrong. Upon being apprehended when swimming back to the Canadian side having completed the task, he apologized.
DXkY TIL The theme song for Futurama was based off of this 1967 song by Pierre Henry - [Psyché Rock]
wZYM TIL The inspiration for Beavis was a straight A Student who had a similar laugh. He would laugh at everything his extremely hot teacher would say while biting his lip, and scribbling on paper.
W7GvB TIL radiosondes are launched by balloon twice each day around the world, at the exact same time, to track the jet stream. When they come down, if you find one, you can keep it.