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TIL the show 'Counterpart' starring J.K. Simmons was cancelled for being "too male"

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dD7Wj TIL of the Tahitian Dog, an extinct dog breed native to Tahiti that were specifically bred for human consumption. They were fed a completely vegetarian diet and were notably served by locals to early Western explorers to the area.
VD68 TIL The NFL split $7.24 billion in revenue with 32 teams last season, and the one reason we know that is because the Green Bay Packers put out an annual financial report. They are the only non-profit team.
XBRk TIL a Japanese pilot who attacked a town in Oregon during WWII returned 20 years later to present his family’s 400-year-old sword as a symbol of regret. His daughter later said, if he had received a hostile reaction, he would’ve used the sword to perform a ritual suicide by disembowelment instead.
XxjR TIL as a preteen while horseback riding, Bryan Cranston and his counsin encountered Charles Manson, one year before the Tate-LaBianca murders
vjXx TIL Val Kilmer named one of his bison James Brown “because it likes to spin around in circles and looks like the kind of beast who might beat up his wife.”