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TIL several states in the US are divided by different Time Zones.

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oBKBE TIL in 2004 a man had his head brutally smashed with an axe on his sleep. He woke up like normal and adrenaline kept him up as he did his routine. He used the sink,did dishes and made breakfast while bleeding out. He was locked out while picking the newspaper and died trying to find the spare key
WkAjA TIL in 1872 a Japanese samurai and politician Shinpei Eto established a wanted photograph distribution system. Its first subject was Shipei Eto himself. The circulation of wanted photographs aided his swift arrest. He was executed at the age of 41
oB0xo TIL that the formula for napalm was finalized in 1942 on Valentine’s Day and the prototype was first tested on Independence Day of the same year.
Vwbk TIL that in 1771, a Japanese woman known only as Aochababa (green tea hag) was dissected to compare Chinese anatomical knowledge to the Dutch. The Japanese were astonished to see that the Dutch were correct, and wrote up their findings in a 4 volume text, overturning centuries of Chinese medicine.
6EDl7 TIL in 1935, Mickey Mouse was banned in Romania, since authorities believed children would be scared seeing a giant mouse on the screen.