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TIL “Her Majesty” by the Beatles is 0:23 long and is one of the first hidden tracks.

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6dQm TIL that a New Zealand rugby player was involved in a ruck that resulted in his scrotum being severed and his testicle hanging loose. He asked the team doctor to stitch his scrotum and continued playing the game until he was taken out after sustaining a subsequent, unrelated concussion.
WkQKo TIL that since American baby names' popularity started to be recorded in 1880, only one girls' name has remained around the top 25: Elizabeth. It reached a high of #3 in 1887, low of #26 in 1948, and was the 17th most popular girls' name in 2017.
aKQ0 TIL of the Big Mac Index, which helps explain purchasing power parity to the layman. You compare the price of a Big Mac in one country to the price in another to determine if exchange rates are overvalued.
aMbZ TIL When Roman Emperor Nero’s wife died, he found a boy looking like her, removed his testicles and had Him appear in public as his wife.
ba8a TIL Japan is Experiencing a Ninja Shortage as Martial Arts Groups Struggle to Find Qualified Ninjas to Fill Tourist Demand for “Ninja Shows”