TIL six of the worlds eight poisonous birds are found in New Guinea suspected to be due to an abundance of the toxic Choresine Beetle
TIL of the Great Oxidation Event when bacteria evolved photosynthesis about 2.4 BYA, generating O2 as a waste product which changed the methane atmosphere, led to planetary cooling, triggered a series of ice ages, a mass extinction event, new minerals, and led to the evolution of multicellular life.
TIL "Dairy Of A Wimpy Kid" is the 6th bestselling series of books of all times, selling over 250 million copies
TIL that David Vogel, then-president of production at Disney, was fired from his position for buying the rights to the script for Sixth Sense for $3M, because he bought it without permission.