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TIL that a single ton of paper towels takes 17 whole trees and 20,000 gallons of water to make.

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ADAg TIL In the 1982 three 12 years old did a shot by shot remake of Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, it took them 7 years to complete.
7r907 TIL in 2009 the Wisconsin Tourism Federation changed their name to the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin because, in the 30 years since its founding, WTF took on new meaning.
Y8XW TIL: This guy (Jason Lewis) became the 1st person to circumnavigate the Earth without using motors or sails. He walked, cycled, & inline skated 5 continents, & kayaked, swam, rowed, & pedalled a boat across the rivers, seas, and oceans. It took him 13 years to complete, the 46,505-mile journey.
OGYk7 TIL more than 45,000 people bought fake cell phones and antennas for their cars as a false status symbol in the 80s
a8MW0 TIL Pedongi, an Indian Army Service Corps mule, was captured by Pakistan during the 1971 Indo-Pak war. She later defected back to Indian lines with a Pakistani MMG and two boxes of ammo and was later awarded Vir Chakra, India's third highest military award.