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TIL that a Marylin Monroe impersonator lives in the real Marylin Monroe's old house.

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kOvvd TIL that in the Terminal (2004), Zoe Saldana tells Tom Hanks that she is a fan of Star Trek and cosplays as Uhura during conventions. In 2009, she got Uhura's role in J. J. Abrams' Star Strek
6EJlZ TIL the internet's first uploaded image was of the joke band Les Horribles Cernettes (LHC), an all-girl group comprised of girlfriends & assistants of CERN employees. One chorus went "You never spend your nights with me / You don't go out with other girls either / You only love... your collider"
LkJXP TIL the oldest tree ever discovered was cut down by a scientist and a park ranger in order to retrieve a $50 scientific tool
JvmQ TIL Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s, went back to school in 1993 to get his GED because he was worried that his success as a high school dropout might convince some children to quit school.
negYY TIL that during the 1980's a crime ring poisoned candy from Japanese candy companies and were never caught. In the end the head of the Shiga Prefecture police took the blame and lit his body on fire.