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TIL that all British tanks are required to be outfitted with tea-making equipment

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p8L9G TIL of Dominomus, a female house sparrow that flew into a convention center in Netherlands and caused 23,000 of the dominos being prepared for “Domino Day 2005” to be knocked over. A hunting company hired to capture the bird failed, and finally just shot it, sparking an animal rights controversy.
N6XP TIL that Japan Railways keeps a dying, underused train station in operation in order for one high school student to get to her school.
okrR TIL that Reddit is the 55th most popular website on the Internet
0dEEv TIL the Baseball Hall of Fame has never paid a dollar to acquire a single item
kdd TIL that the Star Wars theme was released as a single with the Cantina song, and reached number 1 on the U.S. Hot 100 in 1977.