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TIL that fireflies (lightening bugs) live for only two months.

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WP9Y TIL Warren Buffet went to The Wharton School at UPenn at age 16, but then transferred out because he felt he knew more than his professors
PvPJ TIL the Ferraris in the show Magnum P.I. had to be specially modified to accommodate for Tom Selleck standing at 6'4". The seats were bolted as far away from the steering wheel as possible, the padding was removed, and they also had to drive with the roof down all the time.
EjXp TIL Porn actress Asia Carrera is a member of Mensa with an IQ of 156. An atheist, Carerra wore a colander for her driver’s license photograph. State law normally prohibits hats in such photos but she used an exception for religious headwear (the religion of the Flying Spaghetti Monster).
J1RXj TIL of Sandra Andersen and her dog, Eagle, who was widely considered the best cadaver dog in history. She was eventually convicted for planting evidence at suspected crime scenes.
M7JWV TIL that the majority of recorded sloth deaths in Costa Rica are due to contact with electrical lines and poachers. Their claws also provide another; when hanging upside-down in a tree, they are held in place by the claws themselves and often do not fall down even if shot from below.