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TIL Domino's Pizza added human engine sound to silent electric scooter in the Netherlands

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mx5yx TIL in 1988, a US Senator invoked an obscure rule to allow the Sergeant-at-Arms to arrest absent Senators and bring them into the chamber for a vote. One Senator attempted to escape, but was caught and carried feet-first into the Senate chamber by three officers.
o518 TIL that every year, the city of Oslo, Norway donates a Christmas tree to Britain as a token of gratitude for their help in World War II.
d8BmK TIL about exploding head syndrome, an event in which a person hallucinates a short and extremely loud noise as they are falling asleep. Despite the name, the syndrome isn’t associated to any dangerous condition.
GVPQ TIL the Russian forename Vladimir/Wladimir is commonly translated as “World Peace”.
0dPQR TIL that the cannibal, Armin Meiwes, said the human meat tastes like pork, but a little bitterer and stronger. He ate an estimated 20 kg. (44 lb.) of his victims.