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TIL Tom Hanks Steve Martin, and Martin Short have their colonoscopies done together and even ride in the same car...

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p8eAN TIL that the guitar part on Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" was performed by Dave Navarro and the bass part by Flea.
woxWP TIL The first New Year’s Eve ball was dropped in Times Square in 1907. In response to a ban on fireworks implemented that year, an electrician built the ball as an alternative way to celebrate New Year’s Eve. He constructed a wood and iron ball that weighed 700 pounds and featured 100 light bulbs.
8awJK TIL That Americans eat 100 acres of pizza everyday Thats 350 slices every second!
5V7Bp Today I learned that “OK” comes from people purposely misspelling “all correct” to “all Korrect” and it gained popularity since the letter K unconsciously catches our attention since it’s not often seen in English words
wLQmP TIL that in an experiment that trained rats to drive tiny cars by giving treats as a reward, rats ended up loving driving so much they’d do it without a reward