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TIL zookeepers make "bloodcicles" for big cats during the summer

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N7l9e TIL the history of wrestling on the radio goes back some sixty years. With the likes of George Cannon, Ric Carter, John Arezzi and then in more recent years with The LAW, Busted Open Radio and countless podcasts. It appears that it will only continue to grow in popularity.
1aZm7 TIL that Wilford Brimley, the "I've got 'diabetuss.'" guy from the Liberty Medical t.v. commercials, was once employed by millionaire recluse Howard Hughes as a bodyguard.
wLA7E TIL on Halloween 1992, a BBC mock documentary "Ghostwatch" was mistaken for a real one amongst most of its 11 million UK viewers (receiving 20,000 complaints about its scary content), and was never broadcast again after that experience
nP9d TIL that Leonard Nimoy appeared in public as Spock only once. After needing police rescue from thousands seeking autographs, he did not repeat the experience.
1nJd TIL According to a 1996 study, 80% of homophobic subjects and 34% of non-homophobic subjects became aroused when shown gay porn. The study used 64 self-reported straight males.