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TIL: Harmonix codenamed their Rock Band Network “Nickelback” while it was in development so if someone found out about it, nobody would care

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aw4AZ TIL that a Ukrainian woman named Mariya oktyabrskaya sold all her possessions so she could donate a tank to help with the war and requested to drive so she could kill Nazis after her husband died fighting in the war.she was promoted to sergeant and awarded a bravery during combat award
PY4QG TIL Released in 1932, White Zombie is considered the first feature length zombie film. Reviewers were generally negative.
E1pVP TIL that Hugh Hefner hated porn, so much so that if he found out you (a Playboy model) stripped, or did porn, or did escorting on the side, you were banned for life from working for Playboy
d8GvB TIL that the amount of sunlight that reaches Earth's surface within 1.5 hours has enough energy to satisfy the world's energy consumption for an entire year.
0deEp TIL that in New Jersey, it is illegal for criminals to wear a bulletproof vest while committing a crime