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TIL: One of the more popular early American wiping objects was the dried corn cob

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Mede0 TIL that in 1998, during an economic crisis in Russia, teachers in western Siberia were being paid with vodka. The decision came about after attempts to pay them with toilet paper and funeral accessories 'provoked indignation'; other workers were offered bikes, cabbages and bras as payment.
MewX0 TIL that the airline with the most destinations is UPS Airlines, with 807 destinations, more than double the number of any other airline
N7VYb TIL that eating pizza boosts serotonin - an essential feel-good hormone. You can also aid serotonin production by eating nuts, seeds, and fish (for tryptophan) and yogurt (who's probiotics aid in digestion).
yQQYV Exactly today (Dec. 26th, 2016) I haven’t had a single drop of alcohol or coffee in 27 months. If you're reading this later, you can do the math yourself. A couple of my friends on Facebook & Twitter asked me to write about my experience, so here it is, in a nutshell.
LQOD0 TIL that Neil Young's Southern Man briefly plays in the background of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Sweet Home Alabama when they mention him (at about 0:54)