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TIL that the average annual salary of a professional NBA cheerleader is $56,000

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Y8eG TIL The Greek language has 4 words for love. Agápe: Charitable love; Éros: Sexual love; Philia: Love between friends; and Storge: Family love
L5j0 TIL that In 2003, Gary Ridgway admitted he was the Green River Killer, having murdered 49 women in the Seattle area. Ridgway had passed a lie detector test in 1987, while another man - who turned out to be innocent - failed.
awDmL TIL William Shatner developed tinnitis after an explosion on the set of 'Star Trek.' He coped with the condition by wearing a white noise device, which diminishes the physiological response to repeated stimuli. He became the official spokesman for tinnitis and talked someone down from suicide.
nWNDo TIL: "The Yellow Deli" A Cult Owned Restaurant That Specializes in Having Unpaid Workers Cook and Perform Manual Labor for the Cause. And Also Need "144,000 Male Virgins to Sacrifice" For Their God
BGor TIL American Airlines went against manufacturer recommendations and used their own maintenance procedure to save 200 man hours of labor per aircraft. This resulted in one engine of AA Flight 191 separating from the wing on takeoff and the deaths of 273 people.