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TIL that the amount of vasectomies increase as much as fifty percent leading up to March Madness, so men have an excuse to stay home and couch-ridden.

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jNJlv TIL of Ralph Lazo, a 17-year old American student of Mexican and Irish descent, who voluntarily relocated to a World War II Japanese American internment camp, to provide moral support and share in his friends’ struggle; he would spend three years living there
5m59 TIL RPG clerics wield maces because Bishop Odo of Bayeux was wielding one in the Bayeux Tapestry, allegedly so as not to shed blood.
GYZ8g TIL a Wisconsin jury awarded $26M to an executive who was fired for discussing the Seinfeld episode featuring "Delores" with a female colleague. It was the largest award in Wisconsin history.
ex6n TIL in Italy, old people “adopt” students, who can’t afford rent, to their homes in exchange for company and a little help around the house (website in italian)
jNNdE TIL that there's a small yet clearly defined generation between Gen X and millenials.