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TIL in 2018, a leaping elk brought down a research helicopter in Utah.

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15RW TIL that some scholars believe early Christianity was completely based on the ingestion of psychedelic mushrooms and that any mention of Jesus or the Eucharist was actually this mushroom
Z87bB TIL In 2001 Charles Ingram won the grand prize (£1,000,000) on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” by having a friend in the audience cough on the right answer. He was suspected of cheating, and after review of the recordings the accusation was confirmed. He was charged for deception.
b6nea TIL about Puppy Pregnancy Syndrome, a cause of death for people infected by rabies in India; when bitten by rabid dogs, some superstitious people in India, both male and female, become convinced they are pregnant with puppies and seek faith healing instead of rabies treatments.
n5Kd TIL That England and Wales don’t report murders as murders unless someone is convicted. The US could drop its murder rate by half if it used the same method.
MYkK TIL Chipotle has a policy of bringing ingredients to the tables of disabled diners and doing tableside preparation so they don’t miss out on the “Chipotle experience”