dD94r TIL: Gravity on the ISS is ~90% of the Earth's. It looks like they're on zero-G because both the astronauts and the ISS are in a continual state of freefall (orbiting the Earth).
KYKXQ TIL that Captain Planet (1990-1996) was created by media mogul Ted Turner along with executive producer Barbara Pyle
a8x09 TIL Ina "The Barefoot Contessa" 's husband, Jeffrey, is characterized on the show as kind of a semi-helpful goofy shlub. In reality he's an absolute badass with a shockingly impressive military record and potent government and finance career. More impressive than anything Ina has ever done.
ZplMD TIL Rachel McAdams who plays 17 year old Regina George was 25 years old at the time. Her mother on film Amy Poehler was was only 8 years older at 33.
78MWP TIL Not only did the YMCA use to offer dormitory housing at most of it's US locations, it boasted over 100,000 rooms in the 1940's. This was more than any hotel chain at the time.
kJVPB TIL that NASA lost a $330m Mars Orbiter in 1999, immediately before mars orbit was achieved, because one of the contracted US companies used imperial units instead of metric.
BgKNd TIL William Howard Taft, the heaviest ever US President, eventually lost much of his excess weight
Y78XB TIL that George Rose, winner of 7 Tony Awards, was tortured and murdered by his adopted son and his family, and buried in an unmarked grave.
EgKxP TIL a 22-year-old high school JV girls basketball coach in Virginia lost her job after she played in a game by posing as a 13-year-old on the team who was out of town. Upon being reported, the team forfeited the game and the players (both JV & varsity) voted to cancel the rest of their seasons.
rNBY1 TIL: (‴) are the symbol for the line unit; similarily how (′) meats feet and (″) means inch.
NXnee TIL about Ladera, an unincorporated Silicon Valley community that until 2021, "[forbid] residency by people 'other than those of the Caucasian or white race.'"
l7e87 TIL that the original "Diddy" sued Sean Combs over the name in 2006—and won!