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TIL After Hugh Hefner died, his widow Crystal said she was so devastated that didn’t leave her bedroom at Playboy Mansion for two weeks. She felt that he always needed her and she had to take care of him

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x6485 TIL that in 1996 a man named Blair Adams withdrew most of his money and fled Canada after allegedly telling friends someone was trying to kill him. He was found murdered six days later, in a parking lot 2150 miles away. His murder remains unsolved.
oxBR TIL that in 1917 Alexander Graham Bell predicted that “the unchecked burning of fossil fuels would have a sort of greenhouse effect” on the planet, and argued for the use of alternative energy sources such as solar energy.
jNQOE TIL there are 6 Korean Female Pro Golfers who all share the same name, Jeongeun Lee. To prevent mixups and confusion, they have been named Lee1, Lee2, Lee3, Lee4, Lee5, and Lee6.
eWkk TIL that in the US, in order to be legally called “chocolate”, a product must contain cocoa butter. Phrases like “chocolatey” and “chocolate flavored” are used for products that do not contain cocoa butter, but instead use other vegetable oils. These have a different taste than “real chocolate”.
rgy1 TIL King Cobra is called as “King” becuase it can eat other species of snakes, and their poison doesn’t affect it.