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TIL The Jetsons originally only aired one season of 24 episodes, which were rerun continually throughout the next three decades

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b61DZ TIL Edison and Dali's "Drop the Ball" Nap Hack Actually Sparks Creative Breakthroughs.
VMPg0 TIL that a study from the University of Connecticut found that cholesterol in egg yolks does not raise the LDL cholesterol particles that are associated with the development of cardiovascular disease.
W8g4 TIL: St. Valentine was not only the patron saint of love and marriage, but of bee keeping, epilepsy, fainting, and the plague.
AD9do TIL In 2011 Oprah found out she has a sister she never knew existed and now takes care of her financially because Oprah was so impressed that her sister spent 3 years trying to contact Oprah with no luck and never once tried to sell the story to the press. (You have to see the video I linked)
R7ljw TIL - In 2017, a famed green jacket from the Augusta National Golf Club was purchased for $5 at a Toronto thrift shop, then sold at auction for $139k