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TIL that famed New Jersey singer Frank Sinatra, is the Great Uncle of another famed New Jersey singer, Jon Bon Jovi.

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4R75 TIL Paul McCartney used the pseudonym “Bernard Webb” on the song, “Woman” to prove that his music would be successful no matter who took credit for it. And sure enough, “Woman” went to #14 on the U.S. pop charts and #28 in the UK.
a8v49 TIL that despite being green the South West Wilderness of Tasmania, Australia is completely uninhabited
915G TIL the 7 words that follow ‘primary(1), secondary(2), tertiary(3),’ are 'quaternary(4),’ 'quinary(5),’ 'senary(6),’ 'septenary(7),’ 'octonary(8)’ 'nonary(9),’ and 'denary(10).’
dwDd TIL the award for 10 consecutive kills with a shotgun in Halo 3 was titled “Cheneymania!” before it was changed to “Open Season!”
Oow16 TIL that the physicist Pierre Curie, husband of the physicist Marie Curie, died in an accident in Paris, France, on April 19, 1906. Sir Curie lost his footing while crossing the street and fell beneath the wheels of a horse-drawn vehicle, suffering a fatal skull fracture. He was 46 years old.