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TIL the legal names of Michael Jackson's kids are Michael Jackson, Paris-Michael Jackson and Prince Michael Jackson.

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Qaxd TIL there’s a ladder that hasn’t been moved in centuries because of a religious dispute.
LKEp TIL American murderer Richard Honeck was jailed in 1899 and not released until 1963. During his 64 years in prison, he received one letter and two visitors. “I’d have to be pretty careful if I got paroled,” he said later. “There must be an awful lot of traffic… compared with what I remember.”
p8GLG TIL in 1981, a train engineer in India intentionally derailed his train to avoid hitting a cow, killing 600 people.
0kQL TIL that the formation of American English (an American accent) is a result of European colonists attempting to communicate with Native Americans.
b94GQ TIL of Jordan Anderson. After gaining his freedom from slavery and being asked by his former master to come back to work, Mr. Anderson wrote a deadpan style letter asking for 25 years back pay.