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TIL one of London’s hidden rivers runs over a tube station, Sloane Square, held inside an iron conduit built in the 19th century.

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v1YmK TIL 20 years ago, someone impaled a 60 pound pumpkin on the top of a spire at Cornell University in the middle of the night. It was over 170 feet off the ground. To this day, no one is really sure how this was accomplished without anyone noticing....
oBWJ8 TIL that Hitler only had four teeth when he died.
Qe8e TIL the first animal ejected from a supersonic aircraft was not a monkey or a dog, but a BEAR
7rKEM TIL Some Ancient Pacific Islanders explored the seas using their testicles as a navigational tool.
p87EA TIL of Dirk Willems, who in 1569 escaped prison but stopped to save his pursuer who had fallen through the ice while chasing Willems. Because of this, he was then recaptured, tortured and killed.