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TIL that Peter Jackson has a hobbit hole under his house, and Danny DeVito goes to visit him on a regular basis.

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enBL Today I learned that guard donkeys are used to protect livestock and can even kill predators like coyotes
XDmr TIL in 1973, a Libyan passenger jet having navigational problems wandered into Israeli airspace. When 2 Israeli F-4s intercepted the jet and instructed the crew to land, they refused because of bad Libyan-Israeli relations at the time. The jet was then shot down, killing 108 people.
KO616 TIL “Monster Mash” used low-budget sound effects for the recording: the sound of a coffin opening was made by a rusty nail being pulled out of a board; the sound of a cauldron bubbling was water being bubbled through a straw, and the chains rattling were simply chains being dropped on a tile floor.
MPVV TIL masturbation can help with menstrual cramps.
NXPZe TIL that Bolivia recognizes a ceremonial Afro-Bolivian monarchy with powers similar to those of a traditional king, which does not interfere with the system of the Presidential republic in force within the country.