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TIL There is a Japanese anime based on The Powerpuff Girls called Powerpuff Girls Z

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X1or TIL that in 1861 a slave took over on a confederate ship and delivered it to the Union. He later was given the ship to command during the Civil War. After the war he bought the house he was a slave in, and became a US congressman.
GALZQ TIL the founder of Oakley Sunglasses also founded RED Digital Cinema, the makers of high end cinema cameras popular with YouTubers.
yQXxe TIL the Star Fleet logo (from Star Trek) is based off the delta symbol. The symbol was first used as early as 1942 by the U.S. Army Air Forces and was used in early Air Force space organization emblems dating back to 1961.
0AxA TIL During the Second World War, the U.S. Army discovered that colorblind soldiers could distinguish camouflaged targets better than their counterparts with color vision could.
la6B TIL: A study’s results indicated participants who enjoyed bitter flavors over sweet flavors were more likely to exhibit signs of “Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, and everyday sadism.