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TIL President Ronald Reagan is credited with saving 77 lives as a lifeguard at Lowel Park in Dixon, IL from 1926-1932.

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VKn8 TIL that corn is a result of thousands of years of selective breeding by Native Americans. It was bred from a wild grain called teosinte, which is only a few inches long and barely edible.
MeKWV TIL Pornhub, RedTube, YouPorn, Playboy’s online operations as well as adult film production companies Brazzers, Digital Playground, Men.com, WhyNotBi.com, Reality Kings, and Sean Cody, and more are owned by just one company.
wr8o TIL of an unassuming middle-aged Texas woman who dressed as a male cowboy and robbed several banks without using a weapon. She was eventually caught and served 15 years. Upon her release, “Cowboy Bob,” now 60, robbed another bank and was killed during her escape when she pulled a toy gun on police.
GAN74 TIL throat singers may travel in the countryside looking for the right geography in which to perform throat singing
VbdD TIL in 1927 an experiment was begun to show that solid pitch was actually a liquid. 89 years later the pitch has produced 9 drips.