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TIL of a man who was sentenced to 20 hours of Beethoven after being caught for playing rap music too loud, as an alternative to a full fine. He only lasted 15 minutes before leaving.

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dDkjd TIL that the Romani people originated in the region of present-day Rajasthan, India. Their patron saint Saint Sarah is AKA Sara-la-Kali, "Kali" being a reference to the Hindu goddess Kali who is a popular goddess in northern India.
N7eRQ TIL that if tea spread to your country by sea, you call it ‘tea’. If by land, you call it chai. This is because the ports of Fujian and Taiwan use the coastal pronunciation ‘te’, whereas Mandarin uses cha.
XvO8 TIL that on July 6, 1967, the Alvin Submersible was attacked by a swordfish, which became lodged in the skin of the sub. The crew made an emergency surface, recovered the fish, and ate it for dinner.
oXDR TIL that, while usually remembered for the French Revolution, the guillotine was used extensively by the Nazis during their time in power in Germany. As many were killed with it in Nazi Germany as were killed during the French Reign of Terror, including 10,000 people between 1944 and 1945 alone.
kbkW TIL there is a giant 2,400 year old mushroom in Oregon, its roots cover 2,200 acres of land making it the largest living organism in the world