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TIL that when John Cougar was told he had to lip sync for a TV performance he and his band protested by appearing on stage with the wrong instruments

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RQK6 TIL that a man thought to have taken part in the mexican revolution was was sentenced to death without a trial Shot 8-9 times and then shot point blank in the head. was found unconscious received medical treatment and recovered.
XpDj TIL that the artificial sweetener Sucralose (Splenda) was discovered when a researcher misheard a command to “Test this chemical” as “taste this chemical”.
D1dEV TIL about Chi Chi --American Humane's hero dog of 2018. She lost nearly all four legs — and almost her life after being rescued from a trash bag inside a dumpster. Today, with the help of two sets of prosthetic paws, she uses her sweet demeanor to assist others as a certified therapy dog.
gxbb TIL that the octopus is so intelligent, the UK considers them honorary vertebrates for the purposes of animal cruelty laws
VB1Wk TIL that it is completely legal to take an entire raw fish on a plane as your personal item.