yVmxl TIL that cows can be fitted with dentures. Because high-producing cattle are often slaughtered early when their teeth wear down from grazing, stainless steel prosthetics are used to extend their lives and keep them producing milk.
m17ME TIL a farmer putting a bottle in his anus played a major role in the downfall of Yugoslavia
DQr8P TIL that Hitler being allowed to serve in World War 1 for Germany was most likely an administrative error; as an Austrian citizen, he should have been returned to Austria.
vPJQB TIL Marcus Fenix from Gears of War, Jake the Dog from Adventure Time, Bender from Futurama, and the Scotsman from Samurai Jack are all voiced by the same guy—John DiMaggio.
J1Z58 TIL that chess players do not, in fact, burn an extreme amount of calories during matches
pYKQe TIL that Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Primus’s Les Claypool went to De Anza High School together, and following the death of Cliff Burton in 1986, Hammett asked Claypool to audition as Metallica’s new bassist. Claypool was rejected because “he was too good” and “should do his own thing.”
GAErQ TIL Paul McCartney and John Lennon provided backing vocals on The Rolling Stones 1967 single "We Love You"
16L1V TIL that the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the oldest Christian churches in the world and officially adopted Christianity in the 4th century way before colonialism.
oRajr TIL Why Hákarl(shark) is fermented up to seven months before being eaten as a delicacy in Iceland is because it has high amounts of Urea and trimethylamine oxide.
dDPQZ TIL Worlds oldest billionaire is 104 years old
KYakE Til the jolly, larger-than-life figure with a red-and-white suit—colors Santa Clause was illustrated by Coca cola to boost sales during cold winter months.
a8XQA TIL that pineapples were once such an exclusive status symbol that King Charles II was portrayed in a painting receiving one, while others frequently rented them to display at parties as a sign of wealth.