TIL that in January 2014, a seven-year-old girl named Charlotte Benjamin wrote a letter to Lego, pointing out the lack of female characters compared to male ones.
TIL a British short film about the dangers of paedophiles was presented by Rolf Harris who was later charged as a paedophile
TIL Bill Cosby, Gene Hackman, Eartha Kitt, Burt Lancaster, Steve McQueen, and Barbra Streisand were some of the names on Nixon's "Enemies List"
TIL that notoriously emasculated husband John Bobbit later also lost all his toes in a contaminated water scandal at Camp Lejeune.
TIL Art Competitions were held at the Olympics 1912 to 1948. The winners of the competitions were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals, similar to the winners of the athletic competitions
TIL that the Pantheon (a former Roman temple, the name translates to "all gods" in ancient Greek), has actually been a Catholic church since 609 AD.
TIL that Kurioshi, Japan, has purpose-built tsunami evacuation towers
TIL each pawn in chess had a specific name/profession based on its starting position on the board
TIL Circuit City created a proprietary disposable type of DVD called a DIVX that was viewable for only 48 hours after initial viewing unless an additional fee was paid. Which led to bankruptcy
Today I Learned - Babe Ruth Ended His Career As A Boston Brave In Philadelphia
TIL Queen ants can have lifespan of 20-30 years, and some worker ants can live several years.
TIL Will Smith turned down Django because “Violence begets violence”
TIL It is said that not even Nicolaus Copernicus ever saw planet Mercury. The reason is that, as an inner planet (to Earth), it will never angularly move away more than 28 degrees from the Sun
TIL that Al Capone's long lost older brother was a prohibition lawman in the Dakotas. The brothers lost contact for decades until reuniting later in Al's life.
TIL: Queen frontman Freddie Mercury left his London estate to his ex-girlfriend, who put it up for sale at $38 million
TIL the first Internet search engine was “Archie”, which was created in 1990 by Alan Emtage, a postgraduate student at McGill University in Montreal. It’s still around today
TIL Washing your hands with plain soap is probably better than using antibacterial soap in the long run
TIL about the "Dilberito," a vegetarian wrap concocted by Dilbert creator Scott Adams to tie into his comic strip. The product was a colossal failure,
TIL that on the day he was assassinated at least nine of Kennedy’s Secret Service agents were recovering from an all night bender that ended at 5:00 AM
TIL On average, Mercury is the closest planet to Earth — and to every other planet in the solar system
