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TIL a Dutch student was suspended from school in 2008 after uploading a video showing him slapping his penis against the Taj Mahal. The act of slapping one's penis against an object is called "swaffelen" and was voted word of the year in 2008 in the Netherlands.

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YnB7 TIL that a man on death row escaped from prison the night before his execution only to be killed in a bar fight the following night.
8eEYV TIL lack of sleep causes frequent urination due to increased sodium in the urine, particularly in men, per the National Library of Medicine article.
Z89gR TIL HSBC knowingly laundered so many billions of dollars for the Mexican drug cartel that special deposit cash boxes were developed for them to fit the exact size of the teller windows. No executive saw a jail cell.
a8v5b TIL that when a Roman legion was pulled out of Caledonia ~90AD, they were ordered to destroy the entire garrison and leave nothing of use. They broke every ceramic jar, burned everything flammable, and took great care to hide 7 tons of handmade nails. The nails were not discovered until 1961.
gM5Ay TIL Julius Caesar was "slut shamed" for an alleged sexual relationship with King Nicomedes Bithynia. Not because it was of a homosexual nature, but because Caesar was allegedly the receptive partner. The accusation may have been a political smear, but it bothered Caesar for the rest of his life.