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TIL that the Japanese dub of “transformers: Beast Wars” changed female Airazor to male, which resulted in the dub having the franchise’s first gay romance when the English production had Airazor involved with a male character

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NoaP TIL In 1998, a bolt of lightning killed an entire 11-man team with the opposing team remaining completely unharmed.
WyaY TIL that there is a village in Pennsylvania named ‘Intercourse’.
KOmN9 TIL the tradition of spraying champagne after winning a championship was started by Dan Gurney (Team Ford) after the 1967 Le Mans 24-hour race. A huge underdog, Gurney thought the "hard-fought victory needed something special" and spontaneously hosed down all gathered, including Henry Ford II
QN8R9 TIL that in the 1950's, an air cushioned vehicle was invented by a doctor named William Bertelsen from his garage
YYRx TIlL that according to a study by Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women Hospital, men who ejaculated more than 21 times a month were at a 22% lower risk of developing prostate cancer