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TIL about the story of the indian woman Shatarupa, who was the first woman that creator god Brahma created according to hindu mythology. Brahma was so infatuated with her that he grew 5 heads from every direction.

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VM1R8 TIL The longest lived domestic cat was named Creme Puff. She lived from August 3, 1967 to August 6, 2005, a span of 38 years and 3 days. This is well over double the normal life span for domestic cats, which is typically around 12-14 years for males and 13-15 years for females.
xVv5 TIL that a psychologist attempted to raise a chimpanzee named Lucy as a human being. One day, he walked into her room and was shocked to find her masturbating to a copy of Playgirl.
KYX76 TIL that in 1951, the future President of Botswana (then a member of the Botswanan Royal Family) and his wife were exiled to the UK for 5 years, as the South African government disapproved of their interracial marriage and the UK did not want to imperil their access to cheap resources in SA.
RAj9 TIL: Once the Tesla Gigafactory is operating at 100% capacity, it will churn out more lithium-ion batteries in one year than were produced worldwide in 2013
N7Ax6 TIL about Charles Lightoller, a man who survived the Titanic, World War I, and then went on to help others survive Dunkirk