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TIL garbage trucks in Taiwan play a musical tune like an ice cream truck (traditionally Für Elise or The Maiden’s Prayer) to remind residents to bring their waste to the curb

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78d7L TIL in 1914, the Australian Treasurer pranked the Parliament by hiding the ceremonial mace in the House. It quickly got out of hand as the mace was assumed to have been stolen and the police were called in. The next week, he apologised for it, stating he had acted only in "a spirit of frivolity”
oBxXR TIL women in the early 1900’s would stab catcallers with their hatpins
O4L4 TIL That the highest fighter ace during the Battle of Britain was so ill-disciplined that he was seen as a danger to his colleagues, so he flew a ‘spare’ aircraft and flew his own patrols crediting 17 kills within a month. He was then killed in a crash while attempting to impress his girlfriend.
6Elgl TIL that the US army has an esports team.
MGZA TIL the US pressured India to make charas (hash) illegal in the 1980’s. The “war on drugs” was international.