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TIL both Heath Ledger and Joaquin Phoenix have won Academy Awards for their portrayals of The Joker

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bPn9 TIL of “A Tool To Deceive And Slaughter,” a piece of modern art comprising a black box that continually attempts to auction itself on eBay.
WQ9d TIL 65-85% of all white cats born with blue eyes are deaf.
94LD TIL during the Great Potato Famine, the Ottoman Empire tried to send money and ships full of food to Ireland, but were blocked by the British and instead snuck into Dublin illegally to provide aid for the Irish.
wLvGW TIL In 1976, President Gerald R. Ford and Jimmy Carter debated, marking the first time in US history that a president had agreed to debate and only the second time that any televised debates had been held. The sound system failed, leaving Ford and Carter standing in silence for nearly half an hour
1nar TIL Bryan Cranston earned $225,000 per episode of Breaking Bad