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TIL that Axl Rose once delayed a Guns N Roses concert from starting because he was watching Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of The Ooze.

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Pdbn TIL historians found European queens have been associated with a 27% increase in wars compared to European kings.
K44J TIL The incumbent president of North Korea is Kim Il-Sung. He assumed the office of the Eternal Presidency on July 8, 1994, and he has steadfastly held onto power, even though he’s been dead for 18 years. This makes North Korea the world’s only necrocracy.
epB95 TIL of the Salerno Mutiny, in which 191 British soldiers refused to participate in the invasion of Italy at Salerno after believing they were returning to the U.K. Three men were initially sentenced to death while the rest were sentenced to prison. These sentences were eventually suspended.
yJyv TIL that in the 1920’s, the Ford Motor Company produced so much factory wood waste that they manufactured it into charcoal and sold it under the name Ford Charcoal. The company was later renamed to Kingsford Charcoal.
kJVAW TIL Conjoined twins Masha and Dasha were opposites. Masha was a cruel, domineering "psychopath" who was "emotionally abusive" to her caring, empath sister who remained gentle and kind and longed for a normal life. Dasha considered separation surgery while Masha refused