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TIL Michael Bay’s average Rotten Tomatoes film rating is 38%

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wLDNM TIL that for the movie "O Brother, Where art Thou?", the cows that were shot and hit by the police car looked so realistic that the American Humane Society wouldn't immediately certify the movie as "No Animals Were Harmed". A representative had to be shown how they were digitally created ten times.
G047 TIL of billionaire pastor, Edir Macedo, who is accused of using $2 billion in donations intended for charity overseas from his poor followers to buy jewelry, TV stations, and other businesses for himself
KObe4 TIL in 1846, Eremina desertorum, a snail, was collected and glued to a museum index card, presumed dead. 4 years later, the specimen was being looked at with warm water, when it suddenly awoke and looked around to see what was going on.
LQQGQ TIL There is no difference between “saltwater” taffy and regular taffy. It is simply a marketing gimmick in coastal regions with origins in Atlantic City
X0E8E TIL Dan Frost, a German scientist, was able to make diamonds from peanut butter.