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TIL a group of wombats are called a wisdom.

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m6Kv TIL the Safe Drinking Water Act is so out of date that the water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health risks — and still be legal. Only 91 contaminants are regulated by the Act, yet more than 60,000 chemicals are used within the United States, according to EPA estimates.
GwoG TIL J.K. Rowling lost her billionaire status because she donated so much of her money to charity
rN7od TIL France's Saint-Pierre and Miquelon islands located near Newfoundland has its own airline and offers a once weekly flight between Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Paris. The runway in Saint Pierre is only 5,900 feet long, so the plane has to be weight restricted with maximum 100 passengers
VBK0Q TIL There’s only an estimated 8-10,000 MS-13 members in the US vs an estimated 1.4 million total gang members
v1QGD TIL the world's least valuable coin is Uzbekistan’s 1 Tiyin coin; it is worth 0.0000010 of a US dollar (or 1,000 Tiyin = 1 cent)