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TIL that sniffing glue is a dangerous thing for your health. It can lead to sudden death from heart failure, alongside other risks.

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5VeGp TIL the oldies song 'Earth Angel' was recorded by an unknown band in an actual garage on a single track recorder with no overdubbing. After being played by one radio station in LA, it grew to become one of the most successful and enduring songs of all time
7r0lP Til MJ wanted to do a HP musical
GAp4E TIL that the width between the two sides of the House of Commons in British parliament is the length of two swords. It is believed that this was to prevent disputes from degenerating into duels.
EgxKo TIL about the "Patty Wars". When Jamaican Beef Patty vendors were discovered in Toronto in 1985, the government attempted to ban them from using "Beef Patty" in the name. This led to an huge uproar, and it was eventually settled with an agreement to identify the food simply as a "Jamaican Patty."
R7ZOl TIL : Hinduism has some very strange Transgenderism/Homosexuality stories