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TIL 99.9% of Americans have never tasted blackcurrant due to sanctions put in place to protect white pine trees.

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y7ke Today I learned Tom and Jerry cartoons won seven Oscars, and were nominated for six more.
Z8RBD TIL about helium-3, an abundant and safe fusion power fuel found in the moon
691Zm TIL that Natural Spirit charges $2 for a single can of their sparkling water but charges $12 for four of them.
R7nKQ TIL In 1989 a naked man climbed a flagpole at a McDonald's in Anchorage, Alaska. He stretched his arms out and nosedived onto the pavement. There were no drugs in his system, and he has never been identified.
gM1kX TIL of the Johnston Turkey, a Turkey located in Rhode Island who has evaded capture for months, terrorized and disrupted locals, and even got votes in the local mayorial election.