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TIL the We Can Do It poster is not Rosie the Riveter and was only used internally by one company

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gre4 TIL The Inventor of the Pringles Can was Buried in One
WkpRL TIL: In most US states it is illegal for a vehicle to pass a cyclist with less than 3 feet of space, and some states extend as high as 6 feet.
loVWa TIL Industrialist George Pullman was buried in a lead-lined mahogany coffin sealed in a subterranean reinforced concrete cube. After the national Pullman Strike failed, his family feared strikers would defile his gravesite in retaliation.
x6Nwg Today I learned that the Parthenon had a roof until the Venetians blew it up in 1687.
PYQVO TIL The Lord of the Rings trilogy recieved in total 475 film awards out of 800 nominations, making it the most awarded film series in cinematic history