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TIL There's a Secret 103rd Floor of the Empire State Building that's off-limits to the general public and offers an even better view.

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wo8k6 TIL Taylor Momsen, actress known for portraying Cindy Lou Who, is now the lead singer of hard rock band The Pretty Reckless.
VB6pG TIL the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternity composed of veterans of the Union Army, Union Navy, and the Marines who served in the American Civil War, was dissolved in 1956 at the death of its last member, Civil War veteran Albert Woolson. At its peak, the organization had 410,000 members.
ZpAEQ TIL Teruo Nakamura, a Japanese solider in WWII, fled to Indonesia in 1944. There he survived alone in the jungle as the believed that the war continued. Later, a pilot accidentally found his hut in 1974 and shortly after, he became the last WWII soldier to surrender (30 years after the war ended).
LmvP TIL that Chris Rock faced heat for dropping a truth bomb about Christmas “Now, I don’t know Jesus, but from what I’ve read, Jesus is the least materialistic person to ever roam the Earth. And we turned his birthday into one of the most materialistic day of the year.”
a89Y0 TIL A man was awarded $7 million in damages after he developed a lung condition from eating two bags of popcorn every day and inhaling the steam from the bag