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TIL that San Diego County is home to 18 Native American tribal reservations, the most of any county in the United States.

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oRxeW TIL Barings bank, the bank that later collapsed due to Nick Lesson, helped to finance the Louisiana Purchase
p85jb TIL Betty Lynn, the actress who played Thelma Lou on the Andy Griffith Show, moved in 2007 from her native Los Angeles to Mount Airy, NC, the inspiration for Mayberry, where she is treated like royalty and still visits with fans at age 93.
m1YQo TIL That These Beautiful Blue lobsters are extremely rare. It occurs when the lobster has a genetic mutation ( Roughly 1 in Every 2 Million ).Unlike the others, Nearly all avoid being eaten.(either rehomed or released).
d8OQ9 TIL In 1972, eight people at a dinner party snorted lines of powdered LSD thinking it was cocaine. After 10 minutes, five of them were comatose, but all recovered after 12 hours with no ill effects.
7rZJZ TIL Ian Fleming was a keen bird watcher. When choosing a name for the hero of Casino Royal he used the name of the author of one of his bird books - James Bond. In 1964, Fleming gave Bond a first edition copy of You Only Live Twice signed, "To the real James Bond, from the thief of his identity".