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TIL that a member of the Nazi party is buried on the slope of the holy Mt. Zion in Jerusalem. Oskar Schindler is credited with saving over a thousand lives in his factories during the Holocaust.

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b9XRN TIL Business Insider ranks US only at 58th in list of countries in the world with the most freedom.
loW7A TIL that McDonald's once tried to sell bubblegum-flavored broccoli to encourage kids to eat healthier.
yAxX TIL that 1 in 4 Americans are unaware that the Earth orbits the Sun
e0xVD TIL that President William McKinley (who was assassinated) often wore a trademark good luck charm. It was a red carnation worn on his lapel. While meeting with the public a 12 year old girl asked him for the flower. He gave it to her and moments later was shot.
Vy4D TIL scientists are working on plans to equip the International Space Station with a laser cannon to zap space debris in an effort to clean up the 3,000 tons of discarded satellites and other garbage in orbit