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TIL that following a plagiarism trial against Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown, the judge handed down his ruling with his own code embedded within. It was later discovered by a writer for The Guardian & dubbed "The Smithy Code".

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Pmoe TIL That when Marjorie Gross, writer for Seinfeld (and others) was dying of Ovarian Cancer, she found humor in her imminent death by joking that she wanted to hold on until November 1996 so that she wouldn’t be reincarnated as Madonna’s child as she was pregnant at the time.
NXbRe TIL tomato is both fruit and vegetable
X0vaD TIL that July 5 is known as the busiest day for animal shelters, as many pets escape due to the fear generated by the 4th of July fireworks.
rRo01 TIL with the exception of the 4 main stars, the person who had the most appearances on Seinfeld was Ruth Cohen who played the role of the cashier in Monk's Café in 101 of the show's 180 episodes.
wLx6Y TIL that cats are lactose intolerant