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TIL that scientists once believed mensurating women exert a "dangerous force" called menotoxin. While the term disappeared from the literature in the 1970s, the concept of menotoxin was never convincingly proven or disproven.

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kONn1 TIL almost every time the General Lee jumped in the Dukes of Hazzard, the car was totaled. About 300 General Lees died while filming, generally two per episode.
MeG6m TIL That Gmail launched on April 1st, 2004. Offering 1 gigabyte of storage - 500 times what Yahoo offered - it was assumed by many to be a hoax.
7vrO TIL that, after his presidency, George Washington owned the largest whiskey distillery in the U.S.
BrlXb TIL two girls, an 11 year old and a 12 year old, brought kitchen knives, pocket knives, and a pizza cutter to school in order to "sacrifice" classmates and get closer to Satan.
mx7EY TIL that India is called Hindustan in Persian, technically making it part of the stan group in central Asia.