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TIL a Pennsylvania teen used a loophole in laws to run for the Governor of Kansas despite never having lived there.

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P15pG TIL a pizzeria owner discovered DoorDash was conducting a "demand test" and had a lower price for his pizza even though he had not asked for the pizzeria to be on the app. The owner ordered 10 pizzas on the app, paid $160, and had them delivered to a friend. DoorDash paid the restaurant $240.
kaAB TIL Tibor Rubin, a Holocaust Survivor, fought for the US in Korea. Once he held off an enemy assault for 24 hours alone. Later wounded and captured, he would risk certain death by stealing food from his captors and giving medical aid to his fellow prisoners, saving over 40 lives in the process.
dDNxE TIL Steve Burns from Blues Clues did the voice over for the dancing guy Six Flags commercial. Part of me wants to believe he was also the dancing guy, but it wasnt.
wLd9M TIL a Florida professor caught 200 of his students in a cheating scandal and captured his lecture to them in a video he later posted online
X0GyP TIL the most common sources of microplastics in the Earth's waters are microfibers; the kind found in bedding, moisture-wicking apparel, cleaning wipes, and other textiles