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TIL that Justin Timberlake guest-starred as a singing booger in an episode of The Cleveland Show

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5YyAB TIL that between 1967 and 1989 East Germany sent a massive amount of arms to ANYONE at war with Israel - to the tune of three quarters of a million Klashnikovs, 120 MiG fighters, 180,000 anti-personell mines, 235,000 grenades; 25,000 RPG launchers; and 25 million cartridges of varying sizes.
pOG4 TIL the inventor of the Segway isn’t dead. His name is Dean Kaman, and he has been working on a water purification machine to bring clean water to the parts of the world without it. He designed the new Coca Cola fountain dispensers in exchange for Coke’s support in distributing his machines.
VBkZ4 TIL that the Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system, is home to over 1,500 species of fish, 4,000 species of mollusk, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. The reef spans over 1,400 miles and can be seen from space, making it one of the largest and most diverse ecosystems on the planet.
yQaJV TIL that a single cow can produce up to 65 pounds of manure per day
801Z TIL that HBO’s iconic “Band of Brothers” premiered two days before 9/11. When the attacks occurred, HBO stopped all marketing for the show, and by the end of the series it had half the viewers it started with. It won six Emmys, a Golden Globe, and was awarded a Peabody.