DQKQv TIL Australia is the lowest and flattest continent in the world with an average elevation of only 1000 feet due to being near the centre of a tectonic plate
vPbP4 TIL three Custer brothers and one nephew all died at the Battle of Little Big Horn, Lt Col George Custer, Double Medal of Honor recipient Capt Thomas Custer, Boston Custer, and nephew Henry Reed.
J1K1Q TIL The first vending machine was invented in 1st century CE Egypt to dispense holy water. The next widely known vending machine was invented 1,800 years later in Victorian England.
pYNYZ TIL about Stu Ungar, who preferred Blackjack, but beat the champ so bad he started playing poker and still is a joint best 3 time winner of the World Series.
oRlRK TIL that the first American flag was NOT designed by Bob Heft, a high school student in 1958.
16o6r TIL that the first American flag was designed by a high school student in 1958. He got a B- on the project, but when his design was adopted, his grade was bumped to an A!
GAKAN TIL Following his success with Ghostbusters, Ivan Reitman almost helmed a 1980s Batman movie, and planned to cast Bill Murray as Batman, David Niven as Alfred, and David Bowie as the Joker.
dD9Dr TIL Wendy's can't come to Europe because there's 1 two-table restaurant in The Netherlands that's already called Wendy's. Brilliant story
a8x89 TIL Manute Bol may have invented the phrase "My Bad"
KYKYQ TIL There is an urban legend in BC, Canada, that driving examiners are expected to fail 50 per cent of the people they test. Nearly 50 percent of driving test candidates fail the first time because many arrive ill-prepared or with the intention of using their first test as a learning tool.
ZplpD TIL that Minecraft was released 15 years ago on May 17th, 2009.
78M8P TIL although the US Coast Guard is the second smallest US military service branch in terms of membership, the service by itself is the world's 12th largest naval force.