rNpNe TIL of Bob Kerrey, who ordered a massacre in a Vietnam village in 1969. 21 civilians were killed, including the elders, children under 10, and pregnant women. Kerrey was awarded a Bronze Star for the raid, later a Medal of honor. After the war, he became a Governer, Senate and president candidate
NXmXE TIL Dial soap at one point owned both Premier Cruises and Greyhound bus lines
l7a7N TIL around 58 billion meals worth of food goes uneaten every year in the US.
8emeK TIL the mirrors on the James Webb Space Telescope are so smooth that if you stretched out the mirror to the size of the U.S., the largest bump would be no more than 2 inches
P1m1n TIL in 2011 Alex Trebek - the long-time host of Jeopardy! - was woken by a burglar in his hotel room. He proceeded to chase the robber though the hallways in his underwear before tearing his Achilles. The thief was later apprehended.
eprpk TIL that a window cleaner in England claims to own the only painting of Shakespeare done in his lifetime. Many experts agree. If true, this would be worth up to £200 million.
VB4BQ TIL that all hills on Saturn's moon, Titan, are named after Tolkien characters, all mountains are named after Tolkien mountains, and all valleys and plains are named after places in the Dune series
X0906 TIL Salvator Mundi is a painting by Leonardo de Vinci, in 2017 it was sold for 450 million dollars.It is the most expensive painting ever sold at auction. The painting was bought by a Saudi Prince, who has not put it on display.
OGbG6 TIL In Chinese mythology weretigers also known as tiger demons exist but unlike werewolves (who are humans who can shapeshift into a wolf) they are actually tigers who shapeshift into humans and if you are killed by one of them you aren't able to reincarnate and they will enslave your spirit
69p97 TIL Car Turn Signals Changed Colour in the 1960s Only After Fever-Pitch Battles Over Whether White or Amber Ones Work Better, and Car Owners Were Subject To Arrest in Some US States For Installing Amber Bulbs Instead of Clear Ones.
woMoE TIL There are over 700 different brands of bottled water sold in the United States
R5m5l TIL that Dr Harold Shipman is believed to have murdered so many of his patients that his trial, where he was charged with the murder of 15 people, investigated only 5% of his speculated victims.