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TIL Snoop Dogg has been nominated for 17 Grammys but has NEVER won

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e0EAg TIL on March 24, 1975, a 50-year-old bricklayer named Alex Mitchell watched an episode of the comedy series The Goodies, and literally laughed himself to death. According to a poll in January 2020, fans still say "Kung Fu Kapers" is their favorite episode.
QLMa TIL: Two teenagers lured multiple pedophiles online by posing as a 15 year old girl, only to show up at the meeting spot as Batman and the Flash to record them.
pYDQp TIL that Princess Elizabeth took her corgi Susan, a gift from King George VI for her 18th birthday, on her 1947 honeymoon. Hidden under carriage rugs during the wedding parade, Susan later joined the couple at Broadlands, even riding in a Jeep driven by Prince Philip.
Zpw8v TIL about bugchasing, the act of intentionally seeking out HIV through sexual activity
XEe8r TIL Mary Babnik Brown donated her hair during WWII and later received a personal letter of thanks from Ronald Reagan explaining that her hair had been the perfect fit for complex bombsight called a Norden sight. Both wire and spider silk had been used beforehand, and neither worked as well.