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TIL that one of the original titles considered for the first Fast & Furious movie was "Race Wars"

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Kxy6 TIL in 1962, investor Warren Buffett agreed to selling shares of a failing company for $11.50 per share. The tender offer was for only $11.375, so Buffett decided to buy more stock, took control of the company and fired the man who made the offer.
l704V TIL about a 1990 British sitcom about Adolf Hitler living next to a Jewish couple. A pilot episode for the show was actually produced and aired but shortly after got cancled.
ZplYG TIL that Toploader, best known for their cover of King Harvest's "Dancing in the Moonlight", were named after a joint-rolling technique.
8eBaZ TIL Living Alone in Italy to Cook Baked Potatoes
8a4Wa TIL about the Yellow Fleet, cargo ships which were stuck in the Great Bitter Lake for 8 years.