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TIL Johnny Carson once joked on The Tonight Show about a nonexistent toilet paper shortage which led to eventual panic buying leaving store shelves empty causing a real shortage that lasted weeks

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nex57 TIL a study by Durex found that the Japanese had the least sex in the world & only 24% of Japanese were satisfied with their sex life
LkpEv TIL that despite decades of deforestation, the Earth is getting greener
5kyQ TIL 77 million Americans are served by water systems that violate testing requirements or rules about contamination in drinking water
gpRW TIL males receive, on average, 63% longer sentences than females for the exact same crime.
J1DeB TIL about Phantom Settlements, fake/non-existent towns placed on maps to spot plagiarism