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TIL some humans have what's called "Cute Aggression". Meaning when you see something cute, you get the overwhelming feeling of needing to hurt that cute baby or animal.

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6Ev8W TIL of Henri Giraud, who escaped German captivity in World War I by pretending to be a circus performer, and AGAIN in World War II by scaling down a mountain fortress in his 60s.
MeRK8 TIL the first crime in Antartica in almost 20 years occurred when a 54-year old engineer stabbed his co-worker over spoiling the endings of books he was reading
xlZ5 TIL Watson and Crick, famous for discovering the DNA double helix model, essentially stole their information from female scientist Rosalind Franklin.
yQZdJ TIL about the "Bloodbath of B-R5BR", a war from EVE Online MMORPG videogame that lasted about more than 20 hours in real life, and reached $330,000 in costs due in-game currency to supply, reinforce and strategic purpouses by both sides at conflict.
NXyje TIL after being scolded by a woman who felt that his shoes were too expensive for kids, Shaq forwent a $40 million deal with Reebok & signed one with Walmart. He then brought in designers from Reebok so that his Walmart shoes would look costlier than the $20 price. Over 400 million pairs were sold.