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TIL that Jonah Hill officiated Adam Levine's (Maroon 5) wedding

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YpNdr TIL F Lee Bailey was featured in a television special in which he examined various people on the "Paul is dead" rumor. One of them was Fred LaBour, who had been instrumental in the spread of the rumor. LaBour told Bailey pre-show that he had made the whole thing up.
m1pQE TIL trees can communicate underground via a network of fungi called “Wood Wide Web” where they exchange information and nutrients.
OorXg TIL that the Aztecs used cacao beans as currency and it was considered more valuable than gold.
lorjG TIL that the Easter Island heads, or Moai, are actually full-length figures. The bodies have been buried by shifting soil and sediment, creating the illusion that each sculpture stops at the neck.
XWE6 TIL Willie Nelson sold his first song for only $50 and the cost of a restaurant bill that he couldn’t afford. “Family Bible” went on to reach #7 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, but Nelson had no regrets about the sale, saying, “I felt if I could write one hit song, I could write another.”