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TIL "Hey Jude" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" were both recorded using the same piano

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e0xX5 TIL that an episode of Peppa Pig that taught children that spiders were harmless and can’t hurt you was banned in Australia.
Oowb1 TIL In April 2021, the oldest known bottle of bourbon, Old Ingledew Whiskey, once owned by J.P. Morgan was carbon dated to 1763-1803 and sold at auction for $137,000.
v0EK TIL pennies are used to adjust the time in London’s Big Ben clock tower. A single penny can change the pendulum’s centre of mass and alter the time by 0.4s per day.
b9kej TIL that Lewis and Clark’s first journal entry is about accidentally shooting a woman in the head with an air rifle.
v1GW4 TIL In 2002, Fujitsu made a device called the “iPad,” and Apple had to pay over $4 million to Fujitsu to buy the trademark rights.