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TIL The Lego sequence in “Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was done by a 14-year-old animator, after the filmmakers were so impressed by his fanmade Lego recreation of the trailer

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neNEo TIL of Times Beach, Missouri. In the early 70's, to curb a dust problem caused by dirt roads, the town hired a contractor to spray used motor oil on the roads. The motor oil had been mixed with another chemical, dioxin, leading to one of the largest environmental disasters in U.S history.
mxoPo TIL that a fish at the Vancouver Aquarium was given a prosthetic eye so it wouldn’t be bullied by other fish.
QNQ1p TIL Press, Tap, Release is an easy, effective method to unclog your blocked nasal passage
77rr TIL Godwin’s Law: “As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Hitler approaches 1”
rGO0 TIL The Axolotl can be forced to transform into its adult salamander form with an injection of iodine. It never becomes an fully mature salamander in the wild.