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TIL that a small herd of cows in Germany were trained to use special toilets in an effort to curb pollution

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16AVP TIL the bow of the USS New York was forged using 7.5 tons of recycled World Trade Center steel
aZYM TIL Alice In Chains’ lead vocalist Layne Staley in response to an article in 1998 asking, “Who will wipe and change the band now?” after their manager retired, Layne mailed a jar of piss and a bag of his own feces to the magazine with a note attached that read, “Wipe and change this, motherf***ers!”
X0VYE TIL about Hybristophilia, a psychological phenomenon where individuals are attracted to those who have committed serious crimes, such as murder or other violent acts. This condition is often referred to as "Bonnie and Clyde syndrome."
xw6b TIL The last person on the moon was Eugene Cernan as Commander of Apollo 17 in December 1972, the final Apollo lunar landing. His final words on the moon were, “We leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17.”
ZeEp TIL that the hottest temperature ever recorded at Vostok Station in Antarctica is −12.2°C (10°F)