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TIL one man was caught twice on To Catch a Predator. The second time was less than a week after his court date for the first one. It was so soon that Chris Hansen recognized him.

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PDjn TIL in the Catholic sainthood process “the Devil’s advocate”, was a canon lawyer appointed to argue against the canonization of a candidate. They would take a skeptical view of the candidate’s character, look for holes in the evidence, and argue that attributed miracles were fraudulent.
4XkO6 TIL Paul Hellyer, former Minister of Defense of Canada, revealed alien life is "as real as the planes flying overhead" and stated, "There are alive ET's on Earth at this present time and at least two of them probably working with the United States government".
xVG95 TIL: The Hanshin Expressway is a 149-mile network of expressways in Japan. The highway’s most famous and unique feature is a small section of road that passes directly through three floors of an office building (Gate Tower Building) in Okasaka.
gMmd8 TIL In the 1970s the police discovered a couple who had kept their daughter imprisoned inside a locked room for 13 years. With no contact with the outside world, little stimulation, and very limited communication with her parents her brain wasn't capable of learning any language.
mxmav TIL Female kangaroos can determine the sex of their offspring. They can even delay gestation when environmental factors are likely to diminish the chance of young surviving.