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TIL Switzerland has forbidden people from keeping lone guinea pigs because the animals are sociable and need each other’s company

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XeYR TIL The world’s largest mall in the world, New South China Mall, has remained 99% Vacant since it was opened in 2005.
6M57 TIL Buzz Aldrin’s mom’s maiden name was Moon
kZ8g TIL in 1985 the USAF shot down a satellite with a missile launched from an F-15
4XL0N TIL Zebras fart with every stride when running away from a predator
JYnaQ TIL During the Spanish flu epidemic of 1918, the Girl Scouts helped by cooking and delivering meals to patients throughout the city. They are credited with saving the lives of people too poor to afford doctors and preventing malnourished children from succumbing to influenza.