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TIL that many countries require travelers to have passports with at least 6 months of remaining validity as an entry requirement.

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p8LWN TIL Ethel Rosenberg's execution did not go smoothly. After she was given three electric shocks, attendants removed the strapping only to have doctors determine that Ethel's heart was still beating. Two more electric shocks were applied, eyewitnesses reported that smoke rose from her head
PrGe TIL That in the Amazon, butterflies will drink the tears of turtles to provide necessary sodium in their diet.
wLy1P TIL Weber Grills were invented by Weber Brothers Metal Works, which produced metal buoys for the Coast Guard. George Stephen cut a buoy in half and added legs, and the Weber Grill was born.
QNBDa TIL The serpent symbolizes both good and evil. In medicine, snakes are a powerful symbol of healing, such as medical sign of a snake wrapped around a staff, known as the Rod of Asclepius. In religion, the snake is most often a symbol of deceit and evil, such as the serpent that tricked Adam and Eve
7r1Rx TIL The daughter of President Richard Nixon married the grandson of President Eisenhower.