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TIL The United States Constitution is the only constitution from the 18th century that’s still in use.

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rRbOW TIL about Cicada Killer Wasps who are so obsessed with cicadas that they start feeding on them from birth.
loWXV TIL that Japan has spent $600 Million protecting two rocks that are apart of the coral reef Okinotorishima because it gives Japan a 200 nautical mile (370.4 km) exclusive economic zone (EEZ) around the atoll.
eopb TIL United Airlines lost a 10 year old girl on a layover flight in Chicago, she asked for help 4 times before her mother (in another state) got an employee to finally get her child to her destination
Br8Qr TIL in 2000, an Atlanta area sheriff ordered a hit on a rival that defeated him in an election. The hit was carried out by two deputies who were promised promotions.
kJ4Md TIL Manuel Noriega, the former military leader of Panama sued Activision-Blizzard in 2014 because they used his likeness in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 without his consent.