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TIL New York State landlords can make you purchase your own fire extinguishers

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loRmB TIL April 28th is International Workers' Memorial Day, an international day of remembrance for workers killed or injured in the workplace.
4yW5 TIL North Korea sent 24 troops to fight the Americans during the US invasion of Grenada.
oBVw7 TIL that in 2004 nearly one-third of the adult male population of the Pitcairn islands was convicted of child sex assault, even the mayor. His son, the current mayor is also a convicted sex offender. Another mayor who served in between them was convicted for possession of child pornography.
ANwO4 TIL while Dick Fosbury was creating the Fosbury Flop, which became the standard high jump style after his 1968 Olympic gold, Debbie Brill was developing the same technique, calling it the Brill Bend. Neither knew of each other's innovation until they competed at the same junior competition.
Z80Po TIL that Morgan Freeman wears his earrings because they are just worth enough to pay for a coffin in case he dies in a strange place.