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TIL of Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, an Italian composer who was expelled from Italy because he was Jewish and ended up working in the USA for Metro-Goldwin-Mayer and other Hollywood productions

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LKoV TIL of Aphantasia, a condition in which people cannot visualise things in their mind - in other words, they do not possess a functioning “mind’s eye”.
x6X5w TIL that at Georgia State University, Grammy award winning rapper “Ludacris” teaches a course titled “The Legal Life of Ludacris” in the School of Law
jNDER TIL the United Kingdom holds the record for the number of 2nd place finishes in the Eurovision song contest. Ireland holds the record for the number of wins, and Norway holds the record for being the worst performing country.
gMdyW TIL from the ages of 1 to 44 you are most likely to die from an accident. From the age of 45 on, you are most likely to die from cancer or heart disease. (Under 1, you are most likely to die from a birth defect)
4oDX TIL that in 1996, Howard Stern completely took over the Tonight Show in a raunchy fashion. Jay Leno was so offended, he stormed out of the studio on a commercial break, while shouting expletives. At the end of the show, he walked off and refused to shake Howard’s hand.