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TIL the Domino's logo has 3 dots to represent the original 3 locations in Michigan.

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bvJQ TIL that after needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
PANZ TIL the less you sleep, the more your genes contribute to how much you weigh. The more you sleep, the less your genes determine your weight, and the more control you can have over your weight.
XXyX TIL from 1993 to 2009, a total of 165 journalists have been murdered in Russia.
D1gRJ TIL Dolly the cloned lamb was named after Dolly Parton because her DNA came from a mammary gland cell.
RRm6 TIl that more Falklands veterans have committed suicide since the war than were killed during it.