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TIL some women born with a double uterus (Uterus didelphys) actually have two periods per month, and require two samples to be taken during smear tests, one from each cervix

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4XbV5 TIL that in the 2000 Presidential campaign Michael Moore got Alan Keyes, a Republican candidate, to join a mosh pit to Rage Against the Machine
Lk6yV TIL thief Matthew Ryan Hahn stole a safe that contained evidence of the sexual abuse of a child. He risked life imprisonment to turn in the memory card so police could “remove this animal from the streets”
46BR TIL Bruce Lee the champion Kung Fu fighter, died because his friend had given him aspirin after complaining of a headache. Never taken aspirin before, he did not know he was allergic.
NYme TIL that in 1993, an Indian airplane was hijacked at forced to land in Amritsar. Indian army Commandos then conducted an operation which killed 3 hijackers within 12 seconds, without any civilian casualties
BgMAW TIL that in addition to tangible World Heritage, UNESCO recognizes intangible cultural heritage (ICH) as a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place’s cultural heritage.