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TIL leaving lights on at night isn't actually proven to reduce crime.

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XEX9D TIL that Tardigrades aka Water Bears are also known as MOSS PIGLETS
nW8jW TIL during the Napoleonic Wars a French ship sank near the English town of Hartlepool, the only survivor being a pet monkey. Allegedly, the townsfolk had never seen a Frenchman before and so tried and hanged the monkey, thinking it was a French spy.
Z8VD4 TIL in 2011, Conan O'Brien was ordained as a minister by the Universal Life Church Monastery, allowing him to perform a same-sex marriage in New York. The wedding, between a member of Conan's staff and his partner, was held on the stage of the Beacon Theatre and broadcast on Conan.
LYJQ TIL September 16 is the most common birthday, and the month of September has 10 of the most common birthdays of the entire year.
PmwO TIL Dozens of ships are still buried underneath the San Francisco financial district. They were abandoned during the gold rush and never moved.