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TIL Steve Job’s Cancer was very treatable, But he wanted to fight it naturally and it killed him…

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gMrZD TIL Suzanne Somers lost her part on Threes Company because she wanted a raise
W766A TIL that hippos whirl their tails around while defecating in an effort to expel leeches that have crawled into their anus
d8alK TIL that reparations were given to some 40,000 former African American slaves who were settled on 400,000 acres (1,600 km²). HOWEVER, President Andrew Johnson returned the land to the previous owners when Lincoln was assassinated and Johnson became president.
0loA TIL the Titanic’s coal stores had been burning for weeks before she set sail, damaging the starboard side of the ship where the iceberg hit. There was not only a cover-up, but evidence that the fire damaged the hull enough to be a large contributing factor to why the iceberg caused such damage.
R4X1 TIL Richard Nixon proposed to his wife on their first date. He pursued her for two years before she said yes. He even drove her on dates with other men during that time, hoping to win her over.