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TIL Pizza Hut was the first pizza delivery service to offer online ordering… In 1994

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LkY0V If you publish a book in Norway, the government will buy 1000 copies (1,550 if a children's book) and distribute them to top libraries throughout the country.
90aQ TIL falcons sometimes become sexually imprinted on humans. In order to bred them, the breeder lets the male bird copulate with his head while wearing a special hat with pockets to catch the semen.
ovPr TIL in 2004, the German post office gave away 20 million free scented stickers, to make Christmas cards smell nice.
R5wp8 TIL of Rasa von Werder, popularized female bodybuilding, competing along with Arnold in "Best Body" competitions. She also worked as a stripper and minister, later creating her own church. In 2008 she ended 30 years of religious celibacy because God told her to become a "cougar".
OG5ra TIL in 1935, Major League Baseball player Len Koenecke was beaten to death on an airplane after trying to take control of the airplane.