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TIL Closing Time by Semisonic Is About Childbirth, Not Last Call at a Bar.

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4kNmR TIL that the largest living organism on Earth is not a blue whale or an elephant, but actually a fungus. Covering over 2,200 acres in Oregon, the Armillaria ostoyae fungus, also known as the Humongous Fungus, is estimated to be between 2,400 and 8,650 years old and weighs over 6,000 tons.
QJNRE TIL Capcom made a Street Fighter video game based on the animated movie. In other words, they made a video game based on a movie that was based on a video game.
BgbNy TIL that Ginger Spice's (Geri Halliwell) famous Union Jack dress worn at the 1997 Brit Awards was a black mini dress that she thought was boring, so she asked her sister to sew a union jack tea towel to the front of it.
x6avw TIL there are no such things as teacup piggies, only baby piglets who will eventually grow to regular full-size hogs.
kJ8G1 TIL babies can’t be born in space yet.