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TIL that Little Richard’s only Grammy was a lifetime achievement award in 1993. The Architect of Rock and Roll didn’t win one competitive Grammy.

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60aW TIL that his mother was the only person that Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin was afraid of.
Bmoy TIL. The first nuclear missile test in space “starfish prime” knocked out several allied satellites and disabled communications on Hawaii.
loeMK TIL that both men and women laugh more at men than at women
wG8W TIL that Halifax sends Boston a Christmas tree every year to thank them for their aid in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion of 1917.
ADXMx TIL In the movie 'Lassie Come Home', the female dog character 'Lassie' was played by a male dog called Pal. And for over 19 years a succession of Pal's descendants appeared on the TV series Lassie. Pal's descendants continue to play Lassie to this day.