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TIL that in an attempt to enforce Prohibition, the Prohibition Bureau began adding poison to industrial alcohol to prevent its consumption, killing between 10,000 and 50,000 people. This was supported by people like Wayne Wheeler, who argued that the victims had committed suicide by breaking the law

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VdO0 TIL the last emperor of china, Puyi, became emperor at 2 then, shortly after, china became a republic. Puyi like many other Chinese emperors stayed separated from the rest of China in the forbidden city. No one told Puyi he was no longer emperor until his mid teenage years.
0daVR TIL On the 1955 Episode of "This Is Your Life" in which Hiroshima survivor Kiyoshi Tanimoto, thinking he was doing a straight interview, is instead treated to a surprise meeting with the man who piloted the Enola Gay, Capt. Robert Lewis, co-pilot and aircraft commander.
XE6oD TIL Actress Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock's "The Birds" was instrumental in beginning the association between Vietnamese-Americans and the nail salon industry.
woNOW TIL that Mr. Pibb was first called "Peppo" in 1972 to compete against Dr. Pepper. The name was changed to "Mr. Pibb" after Dr Pepper sued The Coca-Cola Company for trademark infringement.
0dpwj TIL that the 1982 Split Enz song "Six months in a leaky boat", despite being a hit in Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, was denied airplay in the UK due to the song being perceived as being inappropriate during the naval action of the Falklands War.