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TIL that Nostalgia was originally classified as a mental disorder

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06bM TIL in 2007 CBS released a CSI toy which included a fingerprint dusting powder that contained up to 5% asbestos. Finally, 20 months after an asbestos victims’ organization made this fact public a recall was carried out.
1QyO TIL that Ronaldinho lost a $750,000 deal with Coca-Cola because he took a sip from a Pepsi
e6AJ TIL that Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt was April Fooled early in his career when his office was taken apart and rebuilt on a platform in the middle of a pond complete with a working phone.
4ddX TIL there is Vampire Squid that lives 600-900 Meters below water and is the only cephalopod in the animal kingdom to consume non living tissues, and has more teeth-like projections as opposed to suckers than a normal squid or octopus. Video in link.
kOmM4 TIL Jerry Springer used to be the mayor of Cincinnati and resigned after being caught paying for sex with personal checks