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TIL despite their portrayal in popular culture, only two types of Armadillos can roll into a ball, the other types having too many armor plates to be able to do so

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9Rr TIL There is a village in Greece whose residents use a language made up entirely of whistling.
Ooan6 TIL the guy who had that $240,000 gold shirt made for him was invited to a party, but when he arrived was beaten to death in front of his son by 12 assailants
x6pb TIL Sets on “The Phantom Menace” were built only as high as the tops of the actors’ heads, however Liam Neeson was so tall (6'4) that he cost the set crew an extra $150,000 in construction.
ryAM TIL in 1795 the only known instance of a naval defeat by Cavalry occurred.
GbBJ TIL - in 1968, Billy Joel looped some random cables around his shoulder, put on a fake Bristish accent, and pretended to be Jimi Hendrix’s roadie to sneak into a concert. He wound up being convincing enough to actually be put to work as a stagehand during the show.