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TIL About banner blindness, a phenomen where web users subconciously ignore information on webpages from ad-like banners.

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b0kQ TIL Teens in the United States and Europe have similar levels of sexual activity. However, European teens are more likely than U.S. teens to use contraceptives generally and to use the most effective methods; they therefore have substantially lower pregnancy rates.
KY6QB TIL: Some species of pelicans develop “breeding horns” on their bills during their mating seasons that fall off after they lay their eggs
e0xRk TIL the term "ass clown" was coined by, and has become a part of our lexicon, courtesy of the movie Office Space
x68Jb TIL Grover Cleveland acted as an executioner while serving as the elected Sheriff of Erie County in 1870. He executed two people before refusing a second term.
OGan4 TIL just like in the Tarantino film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, Sharon Tate really did have a habit of going barefoot in Los Angeles. When she went to restaurants with a "No Shoes, No Service" rule, she would frequently put rubber bands around her ankles to pretend that she was wearing sandals.