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TIL Rob Zombie was a production assistant on PeeWee’s Playhouse…

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OGy7R TIL When Tom Petty finished his album Full Moon Fever label head Irv Azoff refused to release it, insisting there were no hits on it. After he quit the album was released and spawned 5 hit singles, 3 of which went to #1, and went 5X platinum. The album had contributions from the Travelling Wilburys
aEXM TIL that comedian and magician The Amazing Johnathan has been diagnosed with a terminal heart condition and most likely has less than a year to live.
dD0LZ TIL of the founder of the Majapahit Empire, Raden Wijaya who used a Mongol army that had originally sailed to Indonesia to invade his father's kingdom to defeat rebels that had deposed and killed his father. He would then destroy the weakened Mongol force and become independent
yZeV TIL that there is a law in São Paulo that prohibits advertising such as that of outdoor posters.
J1DDB TIL that in 1916 Jeannette Rankin became the first woman in Congress, representing Montana. She ran and won again in 1940, and no woman has represented Montana at a Federal level since.