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TIL about Mary Mallon, an asymptomatic carrier of typhoid, who spread it in New York city in the 1900s. Dr. George Soper discovered every establishment she worked in as a cook had an outbreak of typhoid and warned her to wash her hands but she ignored him and continued to spread it all over the city

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7rlrP TIL the 'Office Olympics' of 'The Office' was inspired by a similar real life event the 'King of the Hill' staffers played. It included 'Guess the Elevator', a Twinkie Eating contest, in which Paul Lieberstein (Toby Flenderson) placed second, and had Chuck Mangione play at the opening ceremony
KYYQ6 TIL in the 1896 Olympics, British cyclist Frederick keeping got into a controversy because he worked as a servant rather than being a gentleman. Back then, Olympics wanted amateur athletes, and gentlemen were considered true amateurs, so being paid was viewed negatively.
KxdB TIL In the mid 1990’s the bees in an apple-growing region of China called Maoxian County, disappeared. People then started pollinating apple trees by hand using brushes made of chopsticks and chicken feathers.As a result, apple production increased 30-40%.
NXxyE TIL that the creator of Breaking Bad, Vince Gilligan, had planned to kill off Jesse or Hank in the first season, as a "ballsy" moment to end the season on, but a screenwriters strike limited the production from nine to seven episodes and the death was eliminated with the limited episode count
5Wvk TIL Mark Zuckerberg once said, “People actually trust me… dumb fucks”.