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TIL Quentin Tarantino wanted Kurt Cobain to play to play Eric Stoltz’s character Lance (the drug dealer) in Pulp Fiction

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LWQd TIL The USA adopted the metric system in 1975, but the Reagan administration used budget cuts to halt the final implementation.
9YpEp TIL drone bees ejaculate with such explosive force it can be heard by human ears, described as a "popping" sound. It's so powerful it ruptures the bees penis, resulting in it's death.
OoBR TIL that Snoop Dogg was a member of the Nation of Islam up until earlier this year, when he claimed to be “born again” and converted to Rastafarianism. He also claims to be the reincarnation of Bob Marley.
eBbJ TIL Leonardo da Vinci made plans for a clockwork three-wheeled vehicle in 1478, in 2004 it was recreated based on his designs and it worked.
neK97 TIL Carl Sagan convinced NASA to turn the Voyager Spacecraft towards earth and take the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” photo nearly 4 billions miles away from earth