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TIL that the picture of an angry cloud of sentient electricity that is commonly seen on transformers is named “Mr. Ouch”

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N8W8 TIL that John R. Fox deliberately called for artillery fire on his own position, after his position was overrun, in order to defeat a German attack in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, northern Italy during World War II.
gEvD TIL - The largest predator in history—bigger than megalodon, bigger than predator X, nearly thrice as large as a T-Rex—is alive right now. It’s the Sperm Whale.
JYyjk TIL: Quaker Oats fed radioactive milk and oatmeal to unsuspecting special needs kids under the guise of a science club in order to find out how beneficial certain nutrients were in their oats.
8emnV TIL in 1199, Albert of Buxhoeveden was appointed Bishop of Livonia, where Estonia and Latvia are today. With the support of Pope Innocent III, he embarked in 1200 with 23 ships and over 1,500 crusaders to help convert the pagan Baltic peoples to Christianity.
jaKa TIL that cigarette butts are the most littered item at the world, with an estimated 4.5 trillion littered annually. Each butt can take 5 to 400 years to completely break down.