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TIL bottlenose dolphins have longest memory among non-humans - they can recognize whistles of their mates after being separated for more than 20 years

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BY5D TIL that a Korean TV show is about a 400 year-old Harvard-educated alien who falls in love with a human woman. ‘My Love From Another Star’ is a huge hit in Korea and elsewhere; Chinese fans were hospitalized for binging on too much fried chicken and beer (the woman character’s favorite food).
xVndk TIL Dusty Hill from ZZ Top wanted to feel "normal" after their "Worldwide Texas Tour". So he cut his hair, got a job at an airport, went by the name of "Joe" and would go out on Friday nights with coworkers so he could feel "grounded".
mxwMM TIL the woman in the 'woman yelling at the cat' meme was actually arguing with a group of people who were accusing her of making up her husband's abuse, who almost blinded her
78rBP TIL that when the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, two Mosler bank vaults had surface damage, but their contents were completely unharmed.
W7ev9 TIL In 1939, Texas Tech and Centenary played football in torrential rain and mud. They had a combined NCAA record 77 punts, with a final score of 0-0.