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TIL that in the US, Mooning is a constitutionally protected form of free speech.

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mvYM TIL of a rugby player who suffered a torn scrotum and lost four teeth. After asking the physio to stitch him back up he returened to play only to be given a concussion and forced to watch the rest of the game from the bench. He claims to have no recollection of this game.
wN6P TIL that, in 1994, the MS Estonia sank in the Baltic Sea, killing 852 people. The bodies are still at the bottom of the sea and it’s illegal to dive to the wreck
4Voo TIL that in the movie Blade Runner, Harrison Ford believed that his character was a human while Ridley Scott believed Ford’s character was a replicant.
1amXV TIL That of "Rabbit Starvation" where you can waste away and even die if you're eating meat with little to no fat on it
N7y41 TIL In Medieval England, villagers mutilated the dead to stop them rising up. They were so afraid of the dead coming back, that they chopped, smashed and burned their bodies to make sure they stayed in their graves.