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TIL in 2019, a Florida woman sold a grilled cheese sandwich with an image of the Virgin Mary on it, and a bite missing, for $28,000

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loV75 TIL about the Two Headed Boy of Bengal born in 1783. The second head was upside down with the neck pointed straight up. Shockingly, the second head was fully functional. This extremely rare type of parasitic twinning is known as Craniopagus parasiticus, occurring in about 2 to 3 of 5,000,000 births.
KYDxQ TIL that the 2001 film Shrek is based on a book.
6EAMw TIL there is a difference between a cemetery and a graveyard. A graveyard is on church grounds next to the churchyard
woGQM TIL about Transient Global Amnesia, a temporary loss of memory that can be triggered by stressful events, strenuous activity, migraines, and even sex.
dOnK TIL in 1974 a Washington lawyer circulated a theory that ‘elites’ had raided all the gold from the United States Bullion Depository in Fort Knox. Members of the media were given access in order refute the theory. It is the only time a member of the public has been allowed inside the vault.