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TIL Bill Murray stared in 2004 movie Garfield because he confused Joel Cohen, writer of the movie, to Joel Coen, one of the Coen brothers.

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VMx0G TIL Elagabalus was an emperor of Rome who wore makeup and wigs, preferred to be called a lady, and offered vast sums to any physician who could provide him with a vagina. The historian Dio referred to him with feminine pronouns, and he is the first recorded person to seek sex reassignment surgery.
wonWY TIL a 45-year-old Brazilian man died after a cow fell through his roof onto him
rRgky TIL: Kangaroos, known for their 2 footed hopping motion, also use Pentapedal, 5 footed, motion when grazing. the 5th foot being the tail.
4Kng TIL that men prefer women with larger bodies when they are hungry.
699pw TIL that the northernmost point of land on earth is a small island off the coast of Greenland, 83-42, named after its latitude of 83 degrees 42 minutes north, but its official recognition is still pending due to its very small size.