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TIL that some Jeeps have "Easter Eggs" of designs of animals and other symbols that are hidden around the vehicle; with some found on the windshield or carved into the dashboard, under seats, and near the gas cap.

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nZko TIL that Alex Smith took so many AP tests in high school that he entered university as a junior. The quarterback received his bachelor’s degree in two years, and began working on a master’s degree, before becoming the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL draft.
Z88aQ TIL 'The Phantom of the Opera' is the longest running show in Broadway history by a wide margin, having celebrated its 10,000th Broadway performance on 11 Feb 2012, the first production ever to do so. By 2011, it had been seen by over 130 million people in 145 cities across 27 countries.
e0QND TIL: Disney's ''The Shadow King'' (2011) remains unreleased and half complete despite $50 million dollars spent on it's production by a team of animators, model-makers and puppeteers and Nightmare Before Christmas director Henry Sellick. Disney said it was 'Too dark and unsettling to make toys of'
4XRQo TIL James Baskett, star of controversial Disney classic 'Song of the South', was unable to attend the film's premiere because he would not have been allowed to participate in any of the festivities, as Atlanta was then a racially segregated city.
x6mmw TIL that a 17 year old girl was badly injured when her house was hit by an F4 tornado near Corry, PA, on 5/31/1985. The day before on May 30th, her twin sister had undergone a liver transplant following a severe seizure. Also on the 30th her 15 year old brother was involved in a motorcycle accident.