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TIL that approximately 100.8 Billion people have died on earth…

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rNBN1 TIL that Steven Molaro, co-creator of The Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon, was behind the "none pizza with left beef" meme.
rlkx TIL the reason the background clouds, hills etc. have eyes in the Super Mario games is because they used to be Mushroom People (toads) and were transformed by Bowser’s magic. The pipes and bricks that you destroy used to be Mushroom People too.
ne85Y TIL primary school children in Scotland honored their class pets who had died with a Viking-style ceremony. They crafted boats from cardboard for goldfish Bubbles & Freddy, spoke dedications to the fish, and then set fire to the boat which was to carry their pets to the Viking Gods in Valhalla.
loXgV TIL Leonard B. Robinson, known as the Baltimore Batman after dressing up as Batman and visiting hospitalized children in Baltimore, was killed in a car crash after his car broke down on the high way.
WkWL9 TIL Abraham Zapruder, the man who filmed Kennedy's assassination, was originally not even going to bring his camera because it had been raining that morning. Later, his assistant insisted he retrieve it from home before going to Dealey Plaza because the weather had cleared.