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TIL George Lucas once said, “People who alter or destroy works of art and our cultural heritage for profit or as an exercise of power are barbarians.”

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VMvQZ TIL Robin Williams' widow wrote an appraisal of his disease in the journal Neurology
XLJk TIL The Queen and Margaret Thatcher once wore the same dress, much to the prime minister’s horror. To avoid such an embarassment again, she ordered her staff to ask the Palace what the Queen would be wearing. The Palace declined, saying “Her Majesty never notices what other people wear.”
8e05G TIL Sea Snakes need to drink fresh water or they will die of dehydration
9KaG TIL:Leonardo DiCaprio has never done drugs and had to get taught how to play being high by drug experts.
jNnrE TIL a man from Michigan tipped the FBI the exact location of Osama Bin Laden in 2003. They didn't take his tip seriously, and it took eight more years before they ended up killing him in the exact location he told them. There was also a $25 million reward for the info he gave them which went unpaid.