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TIL Ostrich farms routinely have difficulties getting male ostriches to breed, because they often find their human caretakers more attractive than female ostriches.

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4pxR TIL when the city of Munich chose to migrate their administration to Linux 10 years ago, Bill Gates personally paid a visit to ask for their reasons. The mayor replied “Freedom from you, Mr. Gates.”
yDma TIL the collective noun for a Groundhog is a “repetition”. As in “a repetition of groundhogs”.
M7elb TIL The Lowest Recorded Temperature in Easter Island is 15 °C (59 °F) And The Highest Is 28 °C (82.4 °F)
XEJv6 TIL that a woman died of natural causes and her free-range pet golden hamster scavanged her body to make a nest of her bones, skin and flesh.
7D9P TIL the poorly-received 1999 movie “Wild Wild West” was a commercial success, likely due to underage teens buying tickets, only to sneak into American Pie or the South Park movie.