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TIL Jon Cryer hasn't spoke to Charlie Sheen in years but is still friends with Ashton Kutcher

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OoAw7 TIL that William Clark's slave, York, was instrumental to the Lewis and Clark Expedition not only because of his strength and services to the corps, but because many Native American tribes regarded him as a God due to his black skin and showered him with gifts and praise
Z8WdB TIL rats can go two weeks without water, longer than camels (3-5 days)!
N7jRN TIL that 1 in 200 Men Are Direct Descendants of Genghis Khan (One of the most ruthless leaders of all time)
O90e TIL in 1868, samurai killed 11 French sailors. Over 30 samurai were ordered to commit suicide for the injustice; when the number was reduced to 20, the indignant samurai cut out their own intestines and flung them at the French. The sentence was then reduced to 11
ANkx4 TIL actor Rick Moranis and Rush's Geddy Lee were school colleagues. That led to Lee singing on Moranis and Dave Thomas' hit single "Take Off" as comedy characters Bob and Doug McKenzie in 1981.