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TIL that in section g of the iTunes EULA, Apple specifically forbids you to manufacture a nuclear missile using iTunes.

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W7vAL TIL in February of 2013 the Emergency Alert Systems of stations in Montana and Michigan were breached to play a zombie apocalypse warning, using the lines "Civil authorities in your area have reported bodies of the dead are rising from the graves and attacking the living".
j6xKR TIL in 1916 Germany set off one of the largest non-nuclear explosions ever in New York harbour, killing four and damaging the Statue of Liberty
kJxlE TIL George Romero was slotted to be the original director of the It miniseries.
kxyW TIL 1,300 German Tiger I tanks were produced during WWII. As of June 2013, only 7 tanks remain intact and only one of those tanks are operational, Tank 131. This tank will be featured in the upcoming Brad Pitt film, FURY, the first time an operational Tiger I tank has ever been in film.
VBJjG TIL about Kukur Tihar, a Nepali Hindu festival dedicated to celebrating and praising dogs. They are given treats and garlands and it considered sinful to be anything less than kind to them.