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TIL The three highest-paid people in the Pentagon are football coaches

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QJ9d9 TIL that in 2002 Keiko, the killer whale from Free Willy, was finally freed after over two decades in captivity. He died a year later, having become too dependent on humans to survive on his own.
QJw6 TIL Harry L. O'conner, Vin Diesel’s stunt double in xXx, was killed on set while repelling down a parasail line and the director used the footage in the movie out of respect for the stuntman.
D9Gj TIL of Puppy Pregnancy Syndrome: an illness where people believe they are pregnant with puppies after being bitten by a dog.
9A8m TIL a South African IT company proved that it was faster to send information via carrier pigeon than the country’s leading internet service provider.
6lx8 TIL- An 18 year old model threatened to leak a selfie of her and NHL superstar Jaromir Jagr in bed together if he didn’t pay her $2000 usd. His response- I don’t care.