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TIL that Spielberg returned to college in 2002 to finish his film degree. His final assignment was to submit a sample of filmmaking proficiency, he submitted Schindler’s List

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O9n4 TIL there is an animal that looks like a gremlin with a “long, bony, witch-like middle finger” called an Aye Aye. These gentle, harmless animals are killed due to local superstition that aye-ayes are harbingers of death, and if an aye-aye points its middle finger at you, it’s a death sentence.
K1Dw TIL that the Scottish Highlands and the Appalachians are the same mountain range.
xVx10 TIL Koreans all change age on the 1st of January. They still celebrate their birthday, but if someone asks you "how old are you" you are expected to answer as if you were born on January 1st. This also applies to legal majority.
neglP TIL When we breathe through our nose, we always inhale more air from one nostril than with the other one — and this changes every 15 minutes
5njP TIL in the 1960’s the USA planned to test deadly nerve gas (VX and Sarin) on 200 Australian soldiers by bombing a chosen site in a Queensland forest. The plan was eventually vetoed by Aus PM.