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TIL the creator of the Child’s Play franchise has pitched a crossover with Freddy Krueger titled Child’s Play on Elm St. The foundations have been laid in Bride of Chucky where Freddy’s bladed glove features in a scene.

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pMXO TIL Frank Hayes, a jockey who died in 1923 after suffering a fatal heart attack in the middle of a steeplechase at Belmont Park in New York State, USA. His lifeless body stayed on the saddle until his horse crossed the finish line, making him the only jockey known to have won a race after death
LQvQP TIL predation by wasps can cause the eggs of red-eyed tree frogs attached to the leaves of trees to hatch immediately, allowing the tadpole to escape by falling into the water below
96KD TIL I learned that River Phoenix (and the Phoenix family as a whole) were part of a pedophile sex cult known as “The Family”.
G64j TIL that over the last decades the Florida Manatee population has increased by 500% possibly removing them from the endangered species list
e06Jg TIL there are neurons in the dragonfly brain that 'lock on' to a moving target and predict where it will be in the future.