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TIL Butterflies feed on Dead Animals, Garbage & Blood To Survive.

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eZ4L TIL in ancient Athens they had a process called ostracism, where once a year the people would vote on the politician they thought was becoming too powerful and was in a position to establish a tyranny. The “winner” was then exiled from Athens for 10 years.
yAkX TIL former U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson was a sexual maniac who nicknamed his penis “Jumbo” and he would often urinate in public. If anyone confronted him while doing so, he would turn around and say “have you ever seen anything as big as this?”
d8bQj TIL Disney uses a paint colour called "GO AWAY GREEN" to camouflage and hide objects and doors in their theme parks.
peJA TIL There is an Oregon man who literally turned blue from drinking 10 oz of silver every day.
peKN TIL that sliced bread was briefly banned in the USA in 1943.