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TIL It is generally accepted that the first real high five was done by Dusty Baker and Glenn Burke of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team on October 2, 1977.

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ZoG TIL The woman who sued McDonalds for their coffee being hot had a legitimate case for medical expenses and was awarded the rest of her money because McDonalds ignored 700 other coffee related injuries
5VnVB TIL that people who grew up in the era of black and white movies mostly reported dreaming in black and white, while the people before and after them reported dreaming in color.
DbV TIL that the 1806 version of “Jack & Jill” has fifteen verses and that falling down the hill isn’t their only misfortune
7gwM TIL that the Los Angeles Police Department changed the rank of “inspector” to be called “commander” because “senior officers voiced a preference for the more military-sounding rank”
JYAwm TIL all the gold ever mined in human history is smaller than the statue of liberty.