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TIL that nail biting has been associated with a better functioning immune system because of the exposure to germs on a small scale that your body can build antibodies to.

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N7J78 TIL that in Crystal City, Mo, there is a disk gold course totally in a cave
yQYYM TIL After Marvin Gaye recorded “What’s Going On” with two Detroit Lions players, he tried to join the team as a wide receiver even though he had never played football. Head Coach Joe Schmidt declined, believing he’d be too much of a moving target.
LkQRd The first-ever 2017 Flat Earth International Conference (FEIC) was held in Raleigh on Nov. 9 and 10, featuring some of the big names in round-Earth denial. Many flat-Earthers believe the Earth is a disc surrounded by an ice wall.
9YpkX TIL A professor at Indiana University launched a system of gaining experience points through classwork instead of giving out traditional grades.
1akL7 TIL that a unit of Donkey Power is a thing equalling 250 watts which is about a third of a Horse Power