TIL that for a time lots of navy ships and other military véhicule where painted in pink for better camouflage during dusk and dawn. The idea came from Lord Mountbatten after he saw a ship repainted in pink (the only colour available at the harbour) disappear in the sunset
TIL Mila Kunis was born in Ukraine and moved to this country not speaking any English. At age 14 she started playing Jackie Burkhart, lying about her age (the producers asked if if she was turning 18 and she simply said yes not indicating exactly when).
TIL that clozapine (an antipsychotic drug) can cause constipation so severe that you vomit fecal material. A man is reported of dying from pneumonia that developed after aspirating such vomitus.
TIL: There are 20 non-canonical books (books not in the Bible) that are referenced in the Hebrew Bible, most of which are lost works.
TIL that Superman had an alternative story where Superman's rocket ship lands on a Ukrainian collective farm rather than in Kansas.
TIL car model years are released in the fall of preceding year due to an FDR’s executive order to keep autoworkers working so they can spend more during the holiday season.
TIL that if you dial 719-266-2837 you will reach the Hall and Oates emergency helpline. A woman with a British accent will guide you through some H&O hits assigned to different numbers.
TIL that the official world record for "Longest Time Spent Masturbating" is 10 hours and 10 minutes. That record was achieved at the 2012 San Francisco "masturbatae-a-thon".
TIL a translator misinterpreted President Carter's words during his speech in his 1977's visit to Poland, and made it appear as if he had sexual desires for the country.