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TIL Bram Stoker wrote "Dracula" in the 1890s. Although many link the novel to Vlad the Impaler, Stoker’s notes don’t mention him. Instead, he found the name "Dracula" in a library, mistakenly believing it meant "devil" in Romanian.

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0wnxy TIL Eliot Ness, famous for taking down feared gangster and bootlegger Al Capone, died a penniless alcoholic that no one had heard of. His autobiography was published after his death and only then did he become famous with TV shows and movies being made of his exploits.
a8Enb TIL that Ohio has its own state flag pledge that can be said in schools after the Pledge of Allegiance. The pledge was adopted in 2002 in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the state's flag.
X0O8k TIL Panthers, Mountain lions, Pumas, Cougars, and Catamounts are all the same cat.
VKL8 TIL Chris Pratt was ‘discovered’ while working at a Bubba Gump Shrimp Company in Hawaii after the Director said, “you’re funny, audition for my movie.
8a7QL TIL the gravestone of Mel Blanc, the voice actor of Bugs Bunny has "that's all folks" written on it