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TIL people used to be afraid of operator-less elevators just like people are now afraid of driverless cars

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e0EGL TIL: The hybrid offspring of a male tiger and a female lion is called a Tigon. The hybrid offspring of a male lion and a female tiger is called a Liger. A litigon is a rare second generation hybrid from a female tigon (a hybrid between a male tiger and a female lion) and a male lion ????
Brmnr TIL in 1987 Iraq attacked the United States ship USS Stark and killed 37 sailors
GAD0N TIL: Despite being shown rolling in Western Films and in Desert Scenes, Tumbleweed is native to Russia and is an highly invasive species in the United States.
BgREy TIL that long formal movies had to come in two-parts and people back then would have to swap part1 out with part2 to finish watching a movie!
v1ld7 TIL the image of a black man kneeling has been an icon for black rights since the 1700's. A popular image of the abolition movement was made into jewelry worn by abolition supporters.