TIL Idi Amin, dictator and commonly known as the "Butcher of Uganda", reportedly boasted that he kept the decapitated heads of political enemies in his freezer, although he said that human flesh was generally "too salty" for his taste.
TIL that when Winston Churchill's grandson, also a politician named Winston Churchill, visited Gulf War sites and introduced himself to a soldier, the soldier replied "Yes, and I'm Rommel."
TIL about the Marvel character Doop, an alien bean who among other things; has fought Thor to a standstill, was ready to murder Wolverine with a broken glass bottle, murdered someone with an axe and had sex with a married woman as well as the private investigator that was hired by the husband.
TIL that the sheet of ice that covers most of Antarctica is, on average, a mile thick or more (1.6 km), comprising 90% of the world's ice and more than 70% of its fresh water.