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TIL some farmers have to hack their tractors to keep them running.

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9wglp TIL that April Fool's Day has existed since at least the mid-sixteenth century. The earliest unambiguous reference is a poem published in 1561 by the Flemish writer Eduard De Dene, which described a nobleman who sent his servant back and forth on various absurd errands on April 1st
epKg5 TIL that everyone wears Crocs in the 2006 movie Idiocracy because the costume designer had a limited shoe budget, and thought the cheap plastic shoes made by the then startup company were futuristic yet too stupid looking to ever become popular in real life
5V7G8 TIL in the 1970s hysteria over the arrival of killer bees in the United States created a genre of "killer bee movies". One of the most well-known movies was the 1978 film "The Swarm", directed by Irwin Allen and starring Michael Caine. It scored 9% at Rotten Tomatoes.
696nl TIL Mike Tyson originally wanted to tattoo hearts on his face!
rE8w TIL the sunset on Mars is blue.