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TIL Each winner of the Masters golf tournament gets one green jacket, and for each subsequent victory, he gets the same jacket.

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GYDO4 TIL about Sunflower syndrome. A condition that compels those who suffer from it to turn toward bright light and wave one hand, fingers spread, in front of their eyes. It’s usually the same hand every time.
8pVZ TIL on a British Airways flight en route to Spain the windshield blew out, sucking the captain halfway out. Flight attendants suffered frostbite and other injuries to hold onto his legs while the copilot landed the plane– with no loss of life.
78nPP TIL Nero's teenage brother died at a dinner party with his entire family present. Some of the guests were shocked, but Nero shrugged it off, saying it was normal, as he was having epileptic seizures since birth, so they carried on with their party
vpg8 TIL jaguars use their paws to dislocate necks. While hunting horses, they will place one paw on the muzzle and another on the nape and then twist.
epAlL TIL that commercial fishing used to deliberately surround, trap and drown dolphins that would get in the way of the tuna which led to a government act to protect and label tuna caught without harming dolphins as “dolphin safe” tuna.