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TIL when Third Eye Blind performed Graduate at the 25th American Music Awards, they substituted the lyric "can I graduate" with "can I masturbate".

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OojK7 TIL A reason why most weddings occur in the summer dates back to the 15th Century, when most people took their yearly baths in May and didn't smell too bad a month or two later. Just to be on the safe-smelling side, brides began carrying bouquets of flowers to hide any developing body odor as well!
kOV51 TIL The Cullinan diamond, found in 1905, is the largest diamond ever discovered at 3,106 carat. A fake diamond was transported from South Africa to England via a guarded ship, while the real diamond was simply sent in the mail in a plain box.
e01B6 TIL that in Montreal, buildings cannot exceed a height of 233 m(764ft), in order not to hide the Mount Royal.
QJ5M TIL there are bridesmaids at weddings to confuse evil spirits so they can’t tell who the real bride is.
MpYA TIL that phrases such as “studies show” or “experts say” are called weasel words