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TIL Ibex can climb near-vertical surfaces with ease

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QgAp TIL in 1992, a mentally retarded man was executed, after having saved the dessert from his last meal for later.
KOmva TIL sharks are called "swimming noses" because 2/3 of their brains are olfactory lobes. They can smell blood in water at 1 part per million from hundreds of meters away. But their sense of taste isn't linked to their nose and is not as developed, so often they bite once then decide not to kill.
BrJVx TIL of Jewel Shuping, a woman with normal eyesight, but who yearned to be blind. She eventually found a psychologist who was willing to help her in her quest. He dripped drain cleaner into her eyes, and 6 months later, she got her wish and completely lost her sight.
OG0LL TIL Milhouse first appeared in a Butterfingers commercial before actually appearing on "The Simpsons"
Rm84 TIL The Simpsons depiction of Homer’s job qualifications are correct. You only need a High School diploma to operate a nuclear reactor.