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TIL Bubble Wrap was originally designed to be used as wallpaper

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YpEx TIL no red dwarf star has ever died. Every single one formed since the beginning of time is still alive.
6EVZl TIL The FDA tried to regulate vitamin supplements in high doses (>150% DV) due to potential health risks. Regulations were fought by the Vitamin Industry, who then funded a bill preventing all FDA regulation of supplements, which has been law since in 1976.
rxMw TIL that during the Falklands war, the British Navy mistook whales for submarines and torpedoed them
DPBP TIL On the DVD for Borat there is a Hebrew language track option, but this is merely a joke; choosing the Hebrew language option results in a warning screen reading “You have been trapped, Jew!
j8BN TIL Brazil distributes women’s breast milk around the country to babies whose mothers can’t provide it for them.