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TIL that a new type of math was invented for Futurama in the episode “The Prisoner of Brenda”

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1a4v8 TIL hackers can steal data from your computer even if it’s not connected to the internet by causing the hard disk drive activity indicator LED to blink rapidly.
PYvDw TIL there are tons of Arborglyphs (carvings on live trees) spread throughout the Western United States. They were made by Basque Sheepherders from the mid-1800's through the 1970's.
1arEW TIL In 1947, Harry Truman became the first President to make an official visit to Mexico City. "I have never had such a welcome in my life," he told the Mexican legislature as hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets to see and cheer an American President for the first time
pgwb TIL that at the time of its release, True Lies (1994) was the most expensive film ever made, as the first film to have over a $100 million production budget
lAaG TIL the makers of the “Piracy, it’s a crime” advert used the music in it illegally. They did not have permission to use it in the DVDs