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TIL an octopus mermaid (Such as Ursula from Disney's The Little Mermaid) is called a "Cecaelia", a modern term derived primarily from a black-and-white comic in Vampirella Magazine from the early 1970s featuring a woman/octopus hybrid character named Cilia.

E140x TIL the quote "Houston, we have a problem" was actually "Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here".
j6Pmj TIL that the Royal Hospital Chelsea derives its name from the archaic meaning of hospital, which is a place of hospitality and rest, and is an almshouse (charitable housing) for British Army veterans rather than a medical facility
NmR6 TIL Romans kept track of the years by naming them after the two consuls that year (e.g. the consulship of Vinicius and Haterius) When Julius Caesar essentially ruled alone during his “co-consulship” with Bibulus, Romans joked by referring to that year as the consulship of Julius and Caesar.
nAXb TIL in 1830, the annual per capita consumption of alcohol by Americans had climbed to more than five gallons. At the time Americans believed liquor was nutritious and stimulated digestion. It was also consumed to help wash down poorly cooked, greasy, salty, and sometimes rancid food.
gr6d7 TIL When the 48th Imam of the Nizari Ismaili, Aga Khan III, died in 1957 his will declared his grandson his successor. This was the first time succession had not passed from father to son in the sect's 1300 year history. Aga Khan III felt that the rapidly changing world needed a young leader.