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TIL that the creators of Dragon Tales added a third kid named Enrique to the series in the third season, in an effort to educate preschoolers mildly in Hispanic culture

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09vy TIL Frank Darabont (Shawshank Redemption, Walking Dead) worked on a script for ‘Indiana Jones 4’ for over a year; the results loved by Spielberg and Harrison Ford. George Lucas hated the drafts however, and Darabont told Lucas 'You’re insane’ before leaving the project.
VBR64 TIL of Khaled al-Assad, a Syrian archaeologist who in 2015 gave his life to protect the ancient city of Palmyra from destruction by IS militants. Under torture and pain of death, he refused to reveal the location of priceless artifacts he’d hidden away.
9YV0Q TIL France has a law allowing colleagues to gift days off for parents of seriously ill children
X0LkD TIL, humans develop as an anus first before developing the mouth.
JY9Wv TIL "Often a bridesmaid, but never a bride, " was coined by Listerine to describe the 'life destroying' impact of bad breath