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TIL that despite looking like mice, Shrews are not rodents - they're related to Hedgehogs and Moles

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0wgk5 TIL The expiration date on water bottles is for the bottle, not the water
N7JeN TIL: In 1961, 152 Black Cats Tried Out For The Title Role In The Movie Adaptation Of Edgar Allen Poe’s 1843 Short Story The Black Cat
Z86Bp TIL that a 1992 Japanese TV show combined English lessons with gymnastic exercise programs. On the show, three gymnasts would perform synchronized exercises while chanting phrases like, "Hasta la vista, baby," "Spare me my life!", "I was robbed by two men!", and "I have a bad case of diarrhea."
p8oJ8 TIL that 19 June is the anniversary of the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, the first U.S. civilians to be sentenced to death for espionage.
m1k7y TIL It was legal in texas to shoot a man in bed with your wife (adultery) until 1973! Justifiable homicide! Texas state law library, this statute was done away with in 1973. Article 1220 of the old texas penal code page is link provided as State Law Library's page won't link here. See 1st comment.