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TIL Kellog’s Corn Flakes were originally invented to get young people to stop masturbating.

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Abxg TIL male whiptail lizards have gone extinct, only the females remain, and they have developed the ability to reproduce asexually.
NE5J TIL Saddam Hussein bought 4000 PS2s in 2000 to build supercomputers.
BrRyL TIL people from slavic countries such as Poland, Bulgaria, and Ukraine have genetically shallower hip sockets. Colloquially known as "Dalmatian hip" among hip surgeons, this hip structure helps facilitate a deeper squat. The "slav squat" may have a biomechanical basis.
ADYmd TIL: Earthworms have even been ranked the number one most influential species in the history of the planet – above dinosaurs and humans.
v1GN8 TIL about William R. King, who was the 13th Vice President. He died of tuberculosis after only 6 weeks in office. He was also likely President Buchanan’s same sex partner.