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TIL Emily Osment (Lilly in Hannah Montana) is the sister of Haley Joel Osment (The Sixth Sense)

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VymZ TIL - John Carpenter’s 1976 film ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ received an X rating by the MPAA for having a little girl murdered on screen, which they cut from the film for re-review, they then received an R rating and then re-added the footage back into the film for cinematic release.
WQLB TIL that when 6-year old Adam Walsh (the son of America’s Most Wanted host John Walsh) was murdered in 1981, the police investigation was so inept that they lost the bloodstained carpet from the suspect’s Cadillac, the machete used to decapitate Walsh, and eventually, the car itself.
neYMr TIL about the Crypt of Civilization, one of the first modern time capsules, sealed in 1940 in Georgia. Modeled after the Egyptian tombs of the pharaohs, it will be opened in 8113 AD.
Ekwd TIL that Runescape has been remade inside Minecraft, including Tutorial Island and Quests.
16Mv4 TIL Lua -- the programming language behind WoW, Roblox, Wikimedia, nginx, and more -- was funded & created in 1993 by Jesuit engineers in order to comply with Brazil's strict barriers to international trade