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TIL that a single banana is called a finger and bunch of bananas is called a hand

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gN1W TIL Nikola Tesla once paid an overdue hotel bill with a ‘working model’ of his 'death beam’. He warned the management never to open it without taking proper precautions to avoid detonation. After his death in 1943, the box was pried open & they found nothing but a bunch of old lab components
ZeOR TIL that Victoria’s Secret’s Founder, Roy Raymond, did it because he was embarrassed when purchasing lingerie for his wife at a department store.
jNeJv TIL a blood donor will lose around 650 calories by donating 1 pint of blood. That 1 pint of blood could save up to 3 lives.
KYAjE TIL that hard drugs are detectable in your urine for LESS time than marijuana
eeZL TIL famous hacker Kevin Mitnick played a computer expert in the first season of Alias. They used dummy computers since touching one violated his parole.