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TIL Einstein cheated on his first wife and believed "most men are not monogamously endowed"

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lDKG TIL that an attribution to Adolph Hitler’s irrational behavior was his daily usage of methamphetamine, barbiturates, amphetamines, opiates and cocaine.
QNXwe TIL about the 1944-54 Kirov wolf attacks. Due to the need of hunters and rifles for WW2, man-eating wolf packs in Russian Kirov region lost their fear of humans, advanced into towns and villages in broad daylight, hunting mainly children and teenagers, killing 22.
81nK TIL that polar bears have been known to cover their noses with their paws whilst hunting, in an attempt to blend in with their surroundings.
0Mrv TIL that in 2010, 75% of Americans nearing retirement age had less than $30,000 in their retirement accounts.
X0ajR TIL a space wedding occurred in 2003, with the groom on the ISS and the bride at NASA in Houston. The private ceremony was conducted by video, with the bride standing beside a life-size cutout of the groom. The bride marched in to David Bowie's "Absolute Beginners."