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TIL a single strand of Spaghetti is called a “Spaghetto”.

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VB7P0 TIL the Book of Henryków (Księga henrykowska) contains the earliest known sentence written in Polish, dated 1270. Originally intended to document looted belongings during the Mongol invasion of Poland in 1241, the Latin chronicle gradually grew to include the monastery's history.
D1lYV TIL that there is a town in West Virginia called Green Bank where citizens are banned from using cell phones, Wi-Fi or most other modern technology due to the presence of a hi tech government satellite. Because of this, it has become a sort of haven for people who hate modern technology.
D1Jpp TIL that snails can sleep up to 3 years if the weather is not suitable
4klx5 TIL Investigation on the Bangla 211 plane crash revealed the the pilot had been "severely distressed" and hadn't slept the night before the flight. He was crying in the cockpit while telling the story of an alleged affair with one of his trainees and was too anxious to pay attention to the job
JmPv TIL the first time Boba Fett’s name was said on the theatrical screen was in E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial