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TIL Amelia Earhart had a prenup stating she would not be faithful to her husband

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1kjV TIL in 1997 former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial.
woLg1 TIL that "Old Book Smell" is caused by lignin — a compound in wood-based paper — when it breaks down over time, it emits a faint vanilla scent.
awQoo TIL: Michigan has the only floating post office in the United States. It’s called the J.W. Westcott II. It operates out of the Port of Detroit and delivers mail to crew throughout the Detroit River.
Mln8 TIL that there’s a large black stain at the back of the chair, which everybody assumes is Lincoln’s blood , but that’s not the case. Research on the stain has shown that it’s hair oil. Some of the other stains are water damage.
wL7PY TIL That when Arnold Schwarzenegger was running for Governor in 2003, He was hit with an egg during a rally, Later during a speech, Arnold responded with "Now he owes me bacon"