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TIL there is an egg-shaped dwarf planet called Haumea in our Solar System - its shape its due to incredibly fast rotation and it even has two moons.

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mEbp TIL prior to France’s collapse in WW2, a serious effort was made by Churchill, French Prime Minister Reynaud and Charles de Gaulle to combine France and Britain into one country. However, it was rejected by other French leaders who said being a Nazi province was better than being a British dominion
exEk TIL that Frito Lay briefly sold bags of “Cheesy Poofs” as an homage to South Park.
xVEao TIL that in one night in 1943, the Danish Resistance organized the escape of over 90% of Denmarks Jews to Sweden. That means around 7000 of Denmarks Jews escaped, with only about 500 being captured
M7AZK TIL that the song "whataya want from me" was written by Pink for the album Funhouse. But never released. Released by Adam Lambert in 2009, with great succes. And in 2010 released by Pink on her "Greatest hits...So far" album.
JRAm TIL there is a scale model of the solar system within the Boston area. It spans 10 miles with Earth being 3.2 cm in diameter.