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TIL Christianity is the fastest growing religion in Iran

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LQxMV Today I learned that the lyrics of "baby owl" are actually the lyrics of "baby i'll rule"
ANg0g TIL that when you donate your body to science, it can get used as a crash test dummy, for medical training, forensic research or to save a life through organ transplants.
VMabG TIL 'Bhang' is an edible cannabis product that has been used in India since 1000 BC
X0kwD TIL there that there is a Township in Ontario which has 61 letters, as it consists of the names of every village and hamlet in its borders. Most Ontario Townships and forced-amalgamated rural towns simply use the name of one of the communities as the official legal name.
rRP6o TIL that NBC hired a chimpanzee to co-anchor, 'The Today Show' in the 1950's due to declining ratings. The chimp-human duo was a smash hit, and earned NBC an estimated 100 million dollars over his six years on the show.