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TIL in 1980, CNN had a video to sign off with in case of nuclear war

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dXGQ TIL there had been an eruption of methane from Uranus
4JK5 TIL the most complex word in the English dictionary is the word ‘set’ with over 430 definitions in the Oxford English dictionary
kJWVB TIL that the living component of an acre of soil, may include 900 lb of earthworms, 2400 lb of fungi, 1500 lb of bacteria, 133 lb of protozoa and 890 lb of arthropods and algae.
EgnYo TIL, in 1566, A heavily pregnant Mary, Queen of Scotts, was held up at gunpoint, as her Secretary (David Rizzio), was dragged away from her and stabbed to death by her Husband and his co-conspirators, forcing Mary to witness the execution as he begged the Queen to save him.
aPxM TIL after being put up, any signs on route 1 pointing the way to Bolinas, CA have been torn down by local residents in an effort to keep the city hidden, which is only accessible by unmarked roads.