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TIL historians are uncertain the precise location of the Rubicon River, which Julius Caesar crossed triggering civil war in Rome

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0wBwR TIL of Squirrel Girl, a Marvel superhero who has a furry tail, lips that tastes like hazelnuts, and has "nutsacks" -- a utility belt with nuts for her squirrel friends.
DQdbv TIL of the 2010 Sauna World Championship, in which two competitors needed rescuing from a 230°F sauna due to receiving burns to their skin and airways, resulting in the death of one of the competitors (also aided by his use of steroids and numbing agents to help him last longer in the sauna.
5no9 TIL that film scores were invented not for artistic reasons, but to drown out the sound of the projector
N7EEJ TIL Japan's Constitution, since being enacted in 1947, has never been amended before despite having the provisions to do so. It's the oldest Constitution still in effect that has never been amended before.
LQ0Jr TIL that the English may have established a short lived colony in Texas in the late 16th century.