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TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors

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9YgND TIL zoologist Francis Buckland kept the remains of a cat under his bed at Winchester College, dug up and ate a dead panther from a zoo (declaring the meat "not very good"), and took his pet bear Tigleth Pileser to a meeting at Oxford University dressed in a cap and gown.
KOMEa TIL Eminem was so suspicious Kendrick Lamar was using a ghostwriter that he cleared the studio and made Kendrick write his entire verse for their feature 'Love Game' on the spot.
OG5bY TIL the ancient Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos realized the Solar System was heliocentric 2000 years before Copernicus, but was mostly ignored.
WAV9 TIL that Black Friday runs concurrent with Buy Nothing Day; An international protest against consumerism with more than 65 nations globally participating.
a87gJ TIL That MAS*H episode ''Lend A Hand'' (Season 8, Episode 20) starred not only the main character Alan Alda, but also his father Robert Alda and his brother Anthony Alda with the three of them sharing the screen at the same time.