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TIL Iwo Jima changed its name back to Iōtō in 2007

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D1xVg TIL President Kennedy's family repurchased the house where he was born in after his assassination. His mother restored the house to her recollection of its 1917 appearance and wanted to restore the home to the hour of his birth. She donated the home to the National Park Service in 1967
oLvA TIL Tupac Shakur auditioned for the role of Bubba in Forrest Gump.
XGWX TIL “Little Mama” is believed to be the oldest chimpanzee in captivity, born in Africa in 1938.
pWdp TIL Louisiana is the prison capital of the world - Where 1 out of every 86 adults is in jail
9kJr TIL that it is a sin for followers of Sikhism to force their religion upon you, making it one of the most tolerant religions currently practiced.