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TIL that American football was invented in Canada

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OoQJ4 TIL Jonah Hill was hospitalized while filming Wolf of Wall Street from snorting too much fake cocaine
VQ48 TIL contrary to popular belief, most people who are bitten by black widow spiders suffer no serious damage, let alone death.
6EvnQ TIL Randy Gardner stayed awake for 264 hours, a world record. On the 11th day, when he was asked to subtract seven repeatedly, starting with 100, he stopped at 65. When asked why he had stopped, he replied that he had forgotten what he was doing.
VMPg0 TIL that a study from the University of Connecticut found that cholesterol in egg yolks does not raise the LDL cholesterol particles that are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease.
6v8J TIL: The sun and moon appear to be the same size because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.