P14yO TIL, some frogs can hiss
epZY4 TIL Diamond Dallas Page (DDP) sued Jay-Z over the diamond hand gesture that had been trademarked by DDP and won
VB69p TIL cells contain a protein machine, called the proteasome, which takes misfolded proteins that can't be refolded and breaks them into smaller subunits. It is part of a system called the ubiquitin–proteasome, where ubiquitins detects the misfolded proteins and sends them to the proteasome.
X0XRr TIL in 1842, Charles Dickens visited the Whitehouse. He went to the front door and knocked, but no one answered, so he just let himself in.
OGxmg TIL about Parry Romberg Syndrome, a disease in which the left half of your face spontaneously starts shrinking and melts off. The cause is unknown and there is no way to prevent it or slow it down once it starts happening.
69LOW TIL There is archaeological evidence that Vikings reached Baghdad, the centre of the Islamic Empire.
wopQ8 TIL Charles Manson was also a musician and songwriter, and even had one of his songs covered by The Beach Boys. The song was titled "Cease to Exist" and The Beach Boys performed an altered version titled "Never Learn Not To Love." Manson later released an album of his recorded music from in prison.
R59Q8 TIL that when mating, the female Serromyia biting midge (no-see-um) drives her tongue like a drill into the male's head, pumping him full of acid. His insides melt, and she sucks him dry. The male's genitals break off, blocking the female from future mating.
W7OWo TIL the United States Geological Survey (USGS) uses the term "Gage" instead of "Gauge" because one employee in 1892 reasoned that the term "Gage" was the "proper Saxon spelling," instead of the Norman "Gauge"
9wLeQ TIL that the song "Baby Shark" is considered a traditional song and is in the public domain
4kaw6 TIL that in France it is legal to marry a partner posthumously.
nWp17 TIL On May 17, 1996, Chris Hoiles hit an "Ultimate Grand Slam" (Walk-off grand slam) at the bottom of the 9th, full count, two outs, and three runs down. This is the second time in MLB history that this has happened under these conditions.