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TIL Bruce Lee Once Said He Thought Muhammad Ali Would “Kill” Him in a Fight

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Q9Na TIL that several other “Presidents” existed before George Washington as Presidents of the Continental Congress.
nOZo TIL Wyoming only has 2 sets of escalators
W7pE9 TIL the will of Charles Vance Millar promised a substantial part of his estate to the woman who had the most children within 10 years of his death in 1926. The ensuing 'Great Stork Derby' sparked a competition among Toronto women, eventually settled by the Supreme Court.
QkRd TIL a prison inmate tried to sue himself for allowing himself to get drunk and ruin his life. He demanded 5 million from himself and reasoned that the state should pay since he didn’t get a salary behind bars.
R947 TIL Disney’s Aladdin was ranked by Entertainment Weekly as one of the most controversial films, due to the original releases ‘Arabian Nights’ verse: “…Where they cut off your ear if they don’t like your face / It’s barbaric, but, hey, it’s home”. This lyric was changed in the 1993 video release.