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TIL there are almost twice as many women as men attending college in the U.S.

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0d7QL TIL about indirect freekicks in football/soccer, that can't go directly into the goal. If they go directly into the goal before touching another player, the situation results in a goal kick instead of a goal. These kind of freekicks are granted for specific fouls like playing in dangerous manner.
MLOW TIL that in 2011, China aired footage of an Air Force training exercise on China Central Television. They were actually just playing clips from the movie Top Gun.
VD64 TIL Karl Marx’ final words were “Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough!”
QJp5X TIL that although blue eye colour only occurs in between 8 and 10 percent of people worldwide, 48% of the British public have blue eyes.
9wQGX TIL San Francisco artists introduced the first parklet in 2005; parking space(s) temporarily converted to a park to provide enhanced amenities such as green space or seating.