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TIL that the last surviving member of a species is called and Endling

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VBlM0 TIL that the United States once had a $10,000 bill with Salmon P. Chase as the face, a former Chief Justice and Secretary of the Treasury.
Eobx TIL Al Bundy scored four touchdowns in a single game while playing for the Polk High School Panthers in the 1966 city championship game versus Andrew Johnson High School, including the game-winning touchdown in the final seconds against his old nemesis, “Spare Tire” Dixon
b99Z4 TIL Smirnoff Vodka's creator Pyotr Smirnov launched his brand to quick success in 1864 by giving panhandlers food and drink in return for asking them to fan out around the city of Moscow, demanding Smirnoff Vodka at local bars.
oB9Br TIL in 1990, Danny Bonaduce was arrested for attempting to buy cocaine on his way to host a D.A.R.E. event.
E1wNx TIL that the longest Runic inscription on a stone called Rökstenen, has 28 rows and is located in Ödeshög, Sweden.