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TIL that sharks existed on Earth even before there were trees

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yVYep TIL: In the 1920s, the Radium Ore Revigator popular enough that the company could not keep up with demand. It was a water crock lined with radioactive materials (uranium). You would fill it up with water to irradiate it overnight. The irradiated water would cure arthritis, senility, and flatulence.
yVO7w TIL that bears who develop a taste for human food are put in a sanctuary and given a job testing camping coolers. A cooler has to last 60 minutes to be certified Bear Resistant.
aw8xZ TIL San Antonio Spurs superstar Kawhi Leonard Drives a 1997 Chevy Tahoe, and uses coupons to get free wings despite his $94 Million Contract
4XwWJ TIL that, on May 13, 1974, seventy three children were struck with a mysterious illness at a Florida elementary school. Suspecting a gas leak, the Dept. of Public Health sent investigators. Dr. Nitzkin, an epidemiologist, discovered it was mass hysteria: one child fainted and the others panicked.
9YLx7 TIL every live-action Star Wars Movie has been nominated for an Oscar.