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TIL NRA Board Member Ted Nugent sang a song about how he likes to have sex with 13 year old girls. He's never apologized for the song and is still a board member.

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JYkok TIL of Lynn Turner, who in 1995 her husband died after being sick with the flu. In 2001, her second husband died under remarkably similar circumstances, which aroused suspicions. After investigation, it was found that Lynn had murdered both her husbands by poisoning them with antifreeze.
4X0E6 TIL The US Navy submarines started using Xbox 360 controllers back in 2017 to control their periscopes
R7EWQ TIL 80% of all lion cubs will die before reaching two years old, when they become skilled hunters, due to the fierce competition for food.
OoVxa TIL in 1988 a musical version of Stephen King’s CARRIE opened on Broadway. The show was met with hisses and boos from the audience. The actress playing the mother resigned on opening night after nearly being decapitated by a moving set piece. It closed after 5 performances.
OvDX TIL the Geneva Conventions prohibit the wearing of fake insignia, but the law makes no mention on the complete absence of insignia. As a result, the alleged Russian soldiers wearing no insignia while fighting in Ukraine in 2014 were exempt from the Geneva Conventions.