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TIL: 75% of IKEA’s product images are not photographs

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d8VpQ TIL The Incredibles takes place in the 1960's
4Xv1N TIL at least 43 buildings in NYC actually have their own zip code. Due to size, or amount of people who work there, or money they generate.
xVYx0 TIL of Neith, a hypothetical moon that may have orbited around Venus. Originally spotted by Giovanni Cassini in the 1670s, the object hasn't been seen since the 1770s.
VMYBG TIL that 4chan found the unknown location of a flag that Shia LaBeouf placed for his HWNDU project using only the live stream of the flag by studying the weather and the flight patterns of airplanes flying in the background in a little over 37 hours.
Oomda TIL that "Lawrence of Arabia" star Peter O'Toole was famous for his drunk shenanigans. During one epic drinking session with Oscar-winning actor Peter Finch, they tried to order drinks at a bar after closing time. The landlord refused to serve them - so they wrote out a cheque and bought the bar