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TIL Nebraska's USPS abbreviation was originally "NB" - however it was changed to "NE" at the request of Canada in order to avoid confusion with New Brunswick. It is the only time a state / territory has changed its USPS abbreviation since the introduction of the system in 1963

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TIL about the star named “The Random Transiter”, considered one of the most mysterious stars in the galaxy, as it has 28 equal planet sized objects orbiting it in random ways

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TIL Filipino movie star Corazon Noble was bayoneted 9 times by WWII Japanese soldier while trying to protect her 10 mo baby, who died after being sliced open 3 times, then helped testify in the postwar crime trials, and is still alive today.

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TIL that Daniel ‘Rudy’ Ruettiger, the football player who is the basis of the classic sports film “Rudy”, ran a pump and dump scheme and was charged with stock fraud charges and settled for $4.5M.

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TIL out of Qatar's population of 2.6 million, only the 12% have qatari citizenship. 88% of their total population consists of expats, migrant laborers, mainly from South Asia

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TIL that a 4-year-old was arrested for witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials. Little Dorothy Good spent 10 months chained in a prison cell after confessing to a local judge that she had a pet snake that could talk.

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TIL that under Article 28 of the Geneva Convention that canteens shall be installed in all camps, where prisoners of war may procure foodstuffs, soap and tobacco and ordinary articles in daily use. The tariff shall never be in excess of local market prices.

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TIL Jason Segel wrote the Dracula rock opera from forgetting Sarah Marshall as a serious project after a real break up, Judd Apatow told him "You Can't Play This For Anybody"

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TIL King James the First liked to play tennis. He knocked so many balls off the court and down an old drain leading from the abbey that he ordered for the passage to be blocked. 3 days later, assassins arrived to kill him. He tried to escape through the passage but it was blocked and he was murdered

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TIL that one of the most popular stars of the silent film era in Hollywood was a Japanese man named Sessue Hayakawa. His “broodingly handsome good looks” made him a “heartthrob for American women”.

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TIL before the mid-eighteenth century, paint with a glossy finish was preferred on panelled walls and woodwork. Its increased reflectivity was helpful for rooms that had candlelights. When plaster walls became popular, matte paint started to be preferred.

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TIL about the Ariel Castro Kidnappings in Cleveland that occurred between 2002 and 2004. Three of the victims finally escaped years later in 2013, one of whom had given birth while in captivity.

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TIL David Vogel, then-president of production at Disney, read M. Night Shyamalan's spec script for The Sixth Sense and loved it. Without corporate approval, Vogel bought the rights for $3mil. Disney then dismissed Vogel from his position. The film went on to spend 5 weeks at number one.

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TIL the language of Madagascar is related to the languages of Malaysia, Hawaii, and Easter Island

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TIL there are 13 remaining secret apartments on the top floors of New York City’s branch libraries.

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TIL that Cambodians have the longest average work week, while the Danish have the shortest.

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TIL That Nascar racers lose 5-10 pounds of sweat during a race

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TIL that in the 4th century CE, Roman bishop Acacius of Amida sold the all church's treasures to free 7000 Persian prisoners captured by the Romans during war. The Persian emperor was so impressed by the act that he ordered an end to Christian persecution throughout his empire.

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TIL that two women, Jennifer and Sarah Hart, adopted six children and attempted to present themselves online as a wholesome, perfect family unit. However, they were actually very abusive towards the children, and when case workers began investigating, they killed the entire family and themselves.

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TIL that gelatin is obtained by boiling cattle and pig carcasses.

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TIL only white cars are allowed in Boracay island, Philippines. It is a municipal ordinance that was signed in 2001.

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TIL that (former) Dutch footballer Dennis Bergkamp is afraid of flying to the point that he would take car/ferry/train to away games, or not travel at all. His Aviophobia gave him the nickname of the "Non-Flying Dutchman".

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TIL car speedometers often become "frozen" following a heavy accident. The last reading can indicate the speed at impact, but is usually incorrect. This is not a feature - speedometers were not designed to jam after an accident.

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TIL blue whales emit sounds that other whales can hear up to 1,000 miles away.

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TIL Sparrow Force, a mostly Australian WW 2 unit, was stranded for 10 months on a Japanese-held island, fighting against 100-to-1 odds, with no radio for most of that time. A radio was improvised & sent, “Force intact. Still fighting. Badly need boots, quinine, money, and Tommy-gun ammunition.”

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TIL in 1989 actress Zsa Zsa Gabor slapped a Beverly Hills police office in the face during a traffic stop, was found guilty by a jury and eventually served 3 days in jail.

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TIL That the stunt of Jerry Lawler slapping Andy Kaufman on David Letterman was not revealed as a hoax until years later.

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TIL that the speed of gold medalists in the men’s 100m freestyle swim has nearly doubled between the first and the most recent Summer Olympics, from 1 minute and 22.2 seconds at the 1896 games in Athens to 47.02 seconds at the 2020 games in Tokyo

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TIL black bears can also be brown, blonde, light blue, and white. They do this to correctly adapt to their environment.

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TIL that Jane Pierce, the wife of President Franklin Pierce, was so heartbroken at the loss of their son, Benjamin, that for nearly two years, she remained in the upstairs living quarters of the White House, spending her days writing letters to her dead son.

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TIL: Oscar hosts usually get paid $15K-$25K. $15K is about the SAG - AFTRA minimum. Golden Globe hosts get paid far more than that, $100K and up.

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TIL John von Neumann regularly recalled complete novels and pages of the phone directory. He could divide two 8-digit numbers in his head and converse in Ancient Greek at age 6, and was proficient in calculus at age 8. When he enrolled in university at 16, he had already written a research paper.

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TIL Will Smith opened a k-6 grade school with deep ties to Scientology

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TIL of the field recordings of Alan Lomax, a folklorist. He travelled recording a wide spectrum of musical performances, stories, jokes and personal narratives for the US Library of Congress in the 1930s. His life's work is now digitally archived.

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TIL Japan is the only country in the world to use 100v AC, and that the frequency varies (50hz in the east, 60hz in the west) because they bought equipment from two different manufacturers/countries

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TIL that in 2009, a 52 year old man used forged papers to enroll as a high school student at Waterford High School.

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TIL in the weeks following the Titanic sinking, over 118,000 people had joined the “just missed it club”, claiming they had missed or canceled their trip at the last moment

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TIL in 2010 a fan of the University of Alabama football team fatally poisoned several 130 year old oak trees on rival Auburn's campus. Six years later an LSU fan set one of the replacement trees on fire.

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TIL a single strand of Spaghetti is called a “Spaghetto”.

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TIL about "Zhang the Madman." A.k.a Zhang Xu, he was a celebrated Chinese calligraphist who lived in the 700s AD. According to legend, he developed his unique style by getting violently drunk and using his hair as as an ink brush. However when he sobered up, he was unable to replicate his skill.

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TIL of people of Jewish decent that served in the German Army in WW2. They ranged from Generals who were declared to be Aryans, waffen SS soldiers who hid the fact knowing their fellow soldiers would probably kill them to ordinary soldiers basically hiding from being sent to concentration camps.

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TIL in 1967, a documentary filmmaker was shot and killed while filming a miner in Kentucky by the owner of the rented house where the miner lived. The killing was motivated by the growing resentment of journalists who descended upon Appalachia to document living conditions during the War on Poverty.

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TIL that the country of Macedonia changed its named to North Macedonia in 2019

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TIL that in 1987, Morocco applied to join the European Communities (the precursor to the European Union). The application was rejected on the grounds that Morocco was not considered to be a "European country" and hence could not join.

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TIL Ethiopia sent troops to South Korea during the Korean War, making it the only African country to do so.

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TIL of phantom islands, an island which was included on maps for a period of time, but was later found not to exist. Commonly the result of navigational errors, mistaken observations, or deliberate fabrication, some have remained on maps for centuries before being "un-discovered".

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TIL that Republicans/Conservatives have waaay more children than Democrats/Liberals. I already knew this but I didn't know how large the gap was.

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TIL there is a firm sequence of adjectives in English that native speakers use but rarely know about. The order is opinion-size-age-shape-colour-origin-material-purpose. For instance you would say “small red Japanese commuter car” not “commuter Japanese red small car”.

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TIL in 1644, Ming Dynasty general Wu Sangui was trapped at the Great Wall. Outside the wall was an invading Manchu horde, while behind the wall were peasant rebels who had overthrown the Ming Dynasty. He opened the gates, resulting in the Manchu conquest of China that caused 25 million deaths.

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TIL of the 1979 US "Tractorcade". Demanding policy changes, around 3,000 farmers brought their tractors to Washington D.C to create traffic and congestion. However, during the protest a blizzard struck, and the convoy became unexpected heroes shuttling hospital staff through the snow

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