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TIL that JP Morgan suffered from rosacea and consequently, rhinopehyma in his old age, which made his nose huge, deformed, and red.

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dkA9 TIL that “zip” from “zip code” stands for “Zone Improvement Plan”. It was implemented in 1963 as a means of streamlining the mailing system.
GA9ag TIL of Albert Stevens, who was part of an experiment where he was unknowingly injected with radioactive plutonium after being diagnosed with cancer, ultimately for doctors to find that he never actually had cancer
VBKbk TIL in 2012 two drunk tourists stole a penguin named Dirk from an aquarium after they broke into the SeaWorld in Queensland, Australia. The next day they released him into a canal but were spotted by locals, who reported them. Both were fined £637.
PYOPg TIL we perceive things as cute because of certain child-like traits that trigger a nurturing instinct. These traits include head-to-body ratio, eye and ear placement, smaller mouths, and rounder soft bodies.
JO94 TIL there is a condition called Situs Inversus in which all of your organs are exactly mirrored from a normal person’s.