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TIL that most American toilets don’t have the piss-flush option.

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Nb6P TIL it’s only called an acronym when you pronounce the abbreviation as a real word (ex. NASA). Otherwise it is known as an initialism (ex. FBI).
X09pQ til when herman li and sam totman before dragonforce they were a black metal band called demoniac
kOeke TIL that in 2002 a NASA intern stole a safe full of moon rocks. To celebrate his crime he laid the rocks on a bed and had sex with his girlfriend on top of them.
KYZpJ TIL that Margaret Dickson was hanged in 1724, but was later found to be still alive. She was then released because, under Scots Law, her punishment had been carried out. The words 'until dead' were only added to the sentence of hanging later.
XE0LD TIL about the China National Highway 110 traffic jam; a massive traffic jam that slowed down thousands of vehicles for more than 100 km and lasted for more than 10 days. Drivers were able to move their vehicles only 1 km per day and some drivers were stuck in the traffic jam for 5 days.