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TIL the GEICO gecko’s name is Martin, named after The Martin Agency who created him in 1999.

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Yxgx TIL in March 2014 10.8% of all new cars registered in Norway were Tesla Model S’s.
dZwE TIL John Kellogg, inventor of Corn Flakes and founder of the Kellogg company, worked tirelessly to “reform masturbators” by wrapping their genitals in sharp wire to prevent arousal, burning their genitals with acid to desensitize, and circumcising small boys without anesthetic, among other things
jNWRp TIL that buttplugs were used to treat headaches, insomnia, bad breath, acne, anemia, anorexia, hemorrhoids in the 1900s
P1J8Z TIL the world record for the longest time without blinking is 1 hour and 31 minutes, which was set by Anand Haridas on July 12, 2021
y7jM TIL The CEO of Netflix offered form a partnership with Blockbuster in the late 90s and the CEO of Blockbuster laughed in his face.