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TIL that after Bruce Lee's death in 1973, the "Bruceploitation" era saw look-alike actors imitating his martial arts skills to capitalize on his immense popularity.

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lorM7 TIL on steam powered paddle ships, visibility was greatly hindered by the two large arches on either side of the ship. To combat this, a literal bridge would be built between them so the captain and helmsman could still get good visibility, thus why a ship's command center is called a "bridge".
KYZKB TIL during the 13th century eating breakfast was said to be one of six ways to commit the fifth deadly sin of gluttony; and throughout the middle ages it was common to eat two meals a day - a larger meal that might include meat and wine around 11am followed by a lighter meal at dusk.
7BWX TIL that DeForest Kelley disliked repeating Dr. McCoy’s catchphrase “He’s dead, Jim”, which appears 20 times in the original Star Trek series. It became so famous, however, that he joked that the line would appear on his tombstone. It did appear in the first sentence of Kelley’s obituary.
r5J4 TIL Animal Planet made a fake documentary about the existence of mermaids… twice
YpY7W TIL that the Ganzfeld Experiment is a technique used to test individuals for ESP and induce hallucinations