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TIL that Johnny Cash once got into a fight with an ostrich and lost. The ostrich broke two of his ribs and left him with a massive cut on his stomach.

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kakg TIL that in Ethiopia ‘marriage by abduction,’ which is often followed by rape and forced pregnancy accounts for 69% of all the nation’s marriages.
6W18 TIL That the color of chicken eggs is often times associated with the color of the chickens ear lobes.
yJrM TIL when Louis the XIV of France was shown a new map of his country, which had been freshly surveyed by astronomers using more accurate methods, he saw that France had shrunk by 20 percent. He is said to have exclaimed, “I have just lost more territory to my astronomers than to all my enemies!”
AN0Xa TIL the Amygdala in the brain is responsible for processing fear and sexual desires. Its goal is to ensure survival. If for some reason fear is not enough to get through a dangerous situation, stimulation of sexual activity for the purpose of reproduction ensures the continuation of the species.
mxY5o TIL Tom Wilson (Biff from Back to the Future) received the same questions about the movies so frequently, he made a song about them