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TIL There is the Yip Man Memorial Museum in Foshan. Many of his students become very excellent martial artists and among them Bruce Lee was his favorite

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wLlmJ TIL the University of Erfurt in Germany was founded in 1379, and closed in 1816. But it was re-established in 1994 following Germany's reunification. Therefore, it claims to be both the oldest and youngest University in Germany.
MgV0 TIL that Rosemary Kennedy, JFK’s sister, was given a lobotomy at age 23. The family feared she would disgrace their reputation.
VMbop TIL Body dysmorphic disorder, occasionally still called dysmorphophobia, is a mental disorder characterized by the obsessive idea that some aspect of one's own body part or appearance is severely flawed and therefore warrants exceptional measures to hide or fix it
pYoWA TIL the classic Little Richard song “Tutti Frutti” is about anal sex.
nWver TIL that the sandbox tree, aka the 'dynamite tree' is covered in poison-filled spikes. Its pumpkin-shaped fruits, when ripe, explode and fling seeds at 250 km/h (160 mph).