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TIL that on the last night of their tour in Paris, Kanye and Jay-Z performed “N*ggas in Paris” 11 times in a row.

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yV59X TIL that an ESA Astronaut nearly drowned in his spacesuit during a 2013 spacewalk.
R7AVl TIL San Francisco refused to enforce prohibition - repealing its local ban on illegal saloons, preventing the police from enforcing prohibition, and reprimanding officers who took action against alcohol consumption.
N7rB8 TIL Disney had to change the name of the popular cartoon "Moana" in Italy, due to the possible confusion with the vintage Italian pornstar, Moana Pozzi.
OwPg TIL that Sonny Bonno’s political legacy is the Copyright Extension Act of 1998 (derisively called the Mickey Mouse Protection Act), which extended copyright of creative works by an additional 20 years, and is referred to by many scholars as the most naked act of corporate greed in U.S. history.
pYb TIL that one way to stop an incoming asteroid from hitting earth is to paint it white.