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TIL When Cats Walk, They Place Each Hind Paw Directly in the Print of the Corresponding Front Paw

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LQOWv TIL, when Wilt Chamberlain shot his 100-point game, he did so shooting his free throws underhand (e.g. "granny style"). He later switched back to overhand, even though it made his percentage go way down, just so he wouldn't look silly.
N76lQ TIL that Robert Downey Jr. gave Chris Evans a custom-designed "Steve Rogers" car with the Cap shield emblazoned on the steering wheel
8alYK TIL in one of Thomas Jefferson's letters to James Madison in 1789 he stated that the Constitution and laws should expire after 19 years. This was to allow the new generations to learn from the past and change accordingly, it was also to prevent older generations from "binding" subsequent ones.
agAy TIL that the youngest participant in World War 1 was 8 years old.
kJnZ4 TIL the dark-grey color we see when we close our eyes isn't black, but Eigengrau (intrinsic grey)