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TIL, against conventional rules of Latin grammar, Toyota declared that the plural of Prius is Prii. (pronounced PREE eye)

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Vll4 TIL that the shortest St Patrick’s Day parade in the world takes place in Dripsey, Cork. The parade lasts just 100 yards and travels between the village’s two pubs
5XWr TIL that Bret Hart was unaware he was going to lose the WWF championship belt during a 1997 pay per view. This is referred to as the Montreal Screwjob.
LQVNQ TIL Pachucas were Mexican American women who wore zoot suits during the 1930s-40s, a sign of rebellion due to fabric rationing for the war effort. Their look included thinly-plucked eyebrows, dark lipstick and wearing their hair styled into a pompadour, in which they kept razor blades.
oBnJE TIL that musician and peace advocate John Lennon often beat his girlfriends and wives, almost killed a man for calling him gay, was emotionally abusive towards his son, and mocked disabled people
OyW1 TIL in the decades before World War II, basketball was dominated by Jewish players.