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TIL the likely record for fastest manmade object is a manhole cover launched by a nuclear bomb. A high-speed camera recording the lid only caught one frame of it moving meaning it was traveling over 125,000 miles per hour

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x60Pb TIL Dr. Pepper promised a free can to everyone in the US (except Slash and Buckethead) if Guns N' Roses released "Chinese Democracy" in 2008, but faced a lawsuit when they couldn't deliver after the album's release.
65rl TIL that the surface gravities of Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all quite similar (within 15%) to Earth’s. Thus, the majority of planets in our solar system actually have Earth-like surface gravity.
0dRBM TIL June Foray, the main voice actress for Granny from Looney Tunes, was included in the Master list of Nixon's political opponents, commonly known as Nixon's Enemies List from organizing a boycott against his meat freezing prices.
7rGvp TIL inside the worlds quietest room you can hear your own heartbeat and your bones moving
W84X TIL that the phrase “close, but no cigar” originated from carnivals/fairs using cigars as prizes in the early 20th century. After playing a game but not winning they would say close, but no cigar. Sense these carnivals traveled all over the place, it became a well known saying.