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TIL that the year 1816 was also known as the ‘Year Without Summer,’ ‘Poverty Year,’ and ‘Eighteen Hundred and Froze to Death.’

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rNBaW TIL that octopuses have three hearts. Two of these hearts pump blood to the gills, while the third pumps it to the rest of the body. When an octopus swims, the heart that delivers blood to the body actually stops beating, which explains why they prefer crawling to swimming—it’s less tiring for them!
Y761W TIL the number of enrolled college students in the US dropped by 14.4% from 2013 to 2023, and the decline is expected to get even worse starting in 2025 as lower birth rates lead to a big reduction in the college-age population
KO5WE TIL Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has a daughter named Simone. In February 2020, the WWE announced that Simone began training at the WWE Performance Center, making her the first fourth-generation WWE wrestler. On May 16, Johnson announced she had signed a contract with WWE.
J1ax8 TIL there is a fruit tree called peepal reminiscent of the Alan Watts speech regarding trees peopling
0dgRA TIL the ankle–brachial index is the ratio of the blood pressure at the ankle to the blood pressure in the upper arm. Measurements are taken when the person is lying down, face upwards on a table without the head or extremities dangling over the edges. It's used to check for peripheral artery disease