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TIL of the Havasupai people, a Native American tribe who have lived in the Grand Canyon for over 800 years.

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EbNx TIL that the largest infiltration of the U.S. Goverment involved breaches into 136 federal agencies, foreign embassies and consulates, as well as private organizations. The culprits: the Church of Scientology.
XEOnP TIL, Warren Buffett eats breakfast everyday at McDonald's, never spends more than 3.17$ and cheaps out to $2.95 /$ 2.61 on days when the markets are down.
GYNnE TIL bed headboards were first used to keep sleepers warm and were constructed to create space from the wall to allow falling colder air to sink to the floor rather than onto the bed.
d70j TIL Kara Hultgreen became the first female fighter pilot, despite having low scores which normally would end your career. She later fatally crashed her F-14 in a landing attempt.
epmjb TIL of the Kensington Runestones discovered in Minnesota in 1898, dating back to 1366. It indicated an attack on a group of villagers leaving 10 dead while on a fishing trip. Its validity as an accurate viking runestones is disputed.