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TIL That Aspirin was initially Byer's trademark name for acetylsalicylic acid that scientists at the Bayer company began studying in 1897. They received a patent for Aspirin in 1900.

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QNgVe TIL that actor Sterling Hayden (Johnny Guitar, The Killing) was an OSS agent during World War II under the alias 'John Hamilton'. His work with Yugoslav partisans influenced him to briefly join the Communist Party, but he left quickly and later named names before the HUAC.
ADRe4 TIL the oldest wooden church in the world and the oldest wooden building in Europe is St. Andrew's in Greensted, Essex, England
J0dl TIL of Oliver Sipple, who saved then President Gerald Ford’s life from an assassin, was subsequently outed as gay by the press, disowned by his family and ultimately died regretting saving the President
VDg0 TIL an American soldier was killed 60 seconds before the WWI Armistice came into effect, after he charged and shot at a German roadblock. The Germans knew about the coming peace and tried to wave him off.
69507 TIL that Will Smith has more #1 hits than Billie Eilish