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TIL in 2009 the Wisconsin Tourism Federation changed their name to the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin because, in the 30 years since its founding, WTF took on new meaning.

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b67MQ TIL about the Cosquer cave in France. Its only entrance lies 121ft (37m) below the surface of the water, and it has cave drawings of various animals that are estimated to be 27,000 years old.
X0XkQ TIL Cassowaries are the largest native vertebrate in the Australian rainforests! And a bonus: Sept 26 is World Cassowary Day!
4kkno TIL Fish eating spiders exist on every continent bar Antartica and can grow to have a leg length of up to 9cm long
59OD TIL Krusty the Clown was supposed to be revealed to be Homer Simpsons secret identity but the idea was dropped being too complex
vP6dx TIL that each driver in the Indy 500 has to fill out a ballot for what type of milk they want on the podium if they win, per tradition. Emerson Fittipaldi chose orange juice