TIL A monk named Thích Quảng Đức intentionally lit himself on fire to send a message to the corrupt leader Ngo Dihn Diem of Vietnam which would go on to fuel a revolution that some say lead into the Vietnam War.
TIL Nelson Mandela was good friends with Fidel Castro and Muammar Gaddafi, and was once listed on the U.S. trerrorist watch list. He was also a fan of the Spice Girls.
TIL Though Dreamworks won't comment, many believe that Shrek was inspired by a French wrestler from the 1930s and '40s named Maurice Tillet.
TIL about two guys who used a decommissioned Atlas Missile Silo to produce an estimated 90% of the LSD sold in America in the late 90's and early 2000s.