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TIL There's a whole genre of stories wherein Bill Murray meets somebody, does something weird, then runs off after whispering "No one will ever believe you" to the storyteller.

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Oon1Y TIL two of the founders of the punk band the Germs were classmates at an alternative high school where they were allowed to create their own class. They created a class for themselves called Fruit Eating in which they would go to a market, eat fruit for an hour, then return to school.
4LON TIL that Peregrine Falcons are the fastest member of the animal kingdom. With a top recorded dive speed of 242mph
OGgjX TIL Grover Cleveland is the only US president to have actually hung a man. Serving as Sheriff of Erie county, he hanged at least two convicted murderers.
4k0EJ TIL of Alex Stepney, an English soccer goalkeeper so got so angry at his own team-mates, he literally dislocated his jaw screaming at them.
mwyv TIL in Pokemon, “Splash” is a mistranslation of the Japanese word “hop,” which is why it’s a normal-type move and not a water-type.