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TIL that the Norse gods have a pig of unlimited bacon

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wyoW TIL that every time the movie Roadhouse airs on TV, Bill Murray calls Mitch Glazer to tell him that his wife is getting railed by Patrick Swayze
6Egwm TIL a poisonous tree and its antidote often grow so close together that their roots intertwine. The Chemchem tree excretes a poisonous black sap that raises a blistering rash on the skin while its counterpart, the Chaka tree, offers chemical compounds that can counteract the rash.
l5vK TIL that there is a herd of nearly 40 hippos living freely in Colombia after the private zoo of Pablo Escobar was abandoned and its 4 original hippos reproduced.
YE9d TIL the words “faggot” and “Fascist” both come from the Latin word “fascis,” meaning “bundle of wood.”
1OX8 TIL John Cleese of Monty Python was the first person to say “Shit” on British television.