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TIL Jimmy Carter has won 3 Grammys

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PYndE TIL soap operas get their name from radio series sponsored by soap manufacturers during the Great Depression aimed primarily for housewives working alone at home.
BWOy TIL in 1985 a New Orleans man drowned at pool party attended by 100 lifeguards celebrating a summer with no drownings!
R7QkQ TIL that a kilogram of Ambergris (Whale Vomit) is worth more than $70,000. It is a solid, waxy substance used in medicines and Perfumes.
Bgmak TIL if you're legally in possession of human remains in the US, you can dispose of them at sea for free as long as you're at least 3 nautical miles from shore, properly prepare the body or ashes, and notify the EPA within 30 days
GkkQ TIL due to cocoa butter being a solid at room temperature and melting at body temperate, it is considered an ideal base for medicinal suppositories