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TIL That despite marijuana being legal in Colorado, employers have increased drug testing of employees

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RVx4 TIL that Anthony Hopkins holds the record for shortest performance to win a lead actor Oscar: less than 16 minutes of screen time in The Silence Of The Lambs.
ZlB4 TIL Sam Raimi director of “The Evil Dead” series and the “Spiderman” Trilogy and “Drag me to Hell” always has his car a 1973 Oldsmobile Yellow Delta 88 Nicknamed “The Classic” in every movie he films.
Br1JK TIL Lamborghini started as a tractor company. In the early 1960’s, its founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, unimpressed with sports cars of the time, set out to build his own. He was also told, “You may be able to drive a tractor, but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari,” by Enzo Ferrari.
ppl8 TIL The shortest lived nation in history, the Republic of Benin in 1967 only lasted for seven hours.
ADpk4 TIL: There are twin cities on the Mexico-California border called Calexico (USA) and Mexicali (Mexico)