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

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wopMY TIL that In order to avoid being recognized by a previous master, Harriet Tubman once pretended to read a newspaper while traveling by train. The man disregarded the black woman reading on the train since he was aware that Harriet was illiterate.
7rwEx TIL we don't really have a clear understanding of how the Moon formed. There are theories ranging from a planetary collision billions of years ago, to a multitude of smaller collisions resulting in enough mass for it to form. But even then, our moon behaves differently than others in our galaxy.
9jPB TIL the term “Hippie” is derived from the term “Hipster,” which described jazz fans in the 1940’s. Hipsters were known for pot smoking and sarcasm.
awrDA TIL that if you feed a chicken a diet of spicy red peppers, its egg yolk will turn red. This is harmless for the chicken as all birds are immune to capsaicin (the substance that makes food taste spicy).
yVY18 TIL WW1 ended at 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. The last trench veteran of WW1, Harry Patch, died on July 25 2009, aged 111 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day