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TIL 46% of mobile game revenue comes from in game advertising.

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4b7N TIL that Ian Fleming (author of James Bond) used to drink as much as a bottle of gin per day. He later switched to bourbon after a doctor informed him of his failing health.
XrQQ TIL: The Lead Masks Case refers to the discovery of the bodies of two electronic technicians in Brazil in 1966. The bodies were found in a field wearing impermeable coats and lead masks. Even stranger was the discovery of a small notebook beside the bodies with signs and numbers
JYk4m TIL nearly 1 in 4 people regret getting their tattoos. That translates to roughly 7.5 million people who regret it.
dDZBK TIL The famous song "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton was about Maya Rudolph from Saturday Night Live who was only two years old at the time.
OoW1a TIL starting in the 1920s, shoe stores commonly had fluoroscope (X-ray) machines to check the fit of feet in shoes. The last of these were banned in the late 70s due to increased awareness of health risks from radiation.