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TIL dead squids continue to try and reproduce if they haven't been boiled properly.

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gbmA TIL that Mr. T’s wearing of gold chains and other jewelry was a result of customers losing or leaving them after a fight at the club where he worked as a bouncer. He would stand out front wearing the items in case people who was kicked out came looking for them. He was a living lost and found
kQje TIL a death row inmate in Tennessee discovered there were untested fingerprints that had been found at the original crime scene. In a last-ditch effort to prove his innocence, he successfully petitioned a judge to have the tests run. They were found to be his own fingerprints.
mxM TIL studies have shown that the achievement gap between blacks and whites on many standardized tests disappears when the subjects are told that the tests do not measure intelligence or IQ.
BrOwL TIL that the song “Macarena” by Los Del Rio is about a woman cheating on her boyfriend with two people (whoare his friends) at the same time.
OoER7 TIL Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins later turned to professional wrestling, where he smashed an opponent over the head with a real guitar.