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TIL The United Kingdom does not have an Independence Day, but is responsible for 61 other countries Independence Day.

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PYvrZ TIL In the United States is home to 76.5 million pet cats; one in three households own a pet cat, including over 34% of those adopted being stray or feral.
Vanm TIL Stephen King’s formula on writing is “Read and write four to six hours a day. If you cannot find the time for that, you can’t expect to become a good writer.” He sets out each day with a quota of 2000 words and will not stop writing until it is met.
gVZ4 TIL Isaac Asimov died from HIV contracted from a blood transfusion
xa57 TIL it exist a theorem called “The hairy ball theorem” that states “You can’t comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick”
dDwer TIL of "The Twinkie Defense" in the trial of Dan White, who shot Harvey Milk.The Defense claimed that White had suffered "diminished capacity" as a result of depression, a symptom from a change in diet to junk food. White was convicted of "Voluntary Manslaughter" rather than "First-Degree Murder"