Today I Learned

TIL of Dado Banatao. He was born in rural Philippines. He walked barefooted everyday to elementary school and... tinyurl.com/jpldrlt

TIL the "Stupid Motorist Law" is a law in the U.S. State of Arizona that states that any motorist who becomes... tinyurl.com/zp8bl35

TIL A Lake County coroner's jury ruled that the death of a patient who waited nearly two hours in the waiting... tinyurl.com/hh37vsk

TIL: All states in the US are divided into counties, with two exceptions: Louisiana, which consists of parish... tinyurl.com/jckdzds

TIL Yoda, the world's oldest mouse, was just over 4 years old, the equivalent of about 136 in human years, an... tinyurl.com/hchynvm

TIL that the certificate behind Michael Scott in The Office is not a degree/diploma, but a certificate of aut... tinyurl.com/hq7ovc6

TIL that the Netherlands provides free heroin to addicts three times a day, along with clinics in which to do... tinyurl.com/juobnfy

TIL that the US requires all cars made after 2018 to have a backup camera installed. tinyurl.com/hee4bwv

TIL David Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam killer, alleges that he was not a lone shooter; rather that... tinyurl.com/jdeopyr

TIL Thermal insulation on the Saturn V's fuel tanks was so well made that an ice cube would take 8 years to m... tinyurl.com/j8jjddw

TIL It was "Flavor Aid," not "Kool-Aid" that poisoned the suicidal members of the Jonestown Massacre, an inci... tinyurl.com/zhjbp6r

TIL of John C. Beale, a man who pretended he was a CIA secret agent, flew around the world on first-class fli... tinyurl.com/gul6mtv

TIL that citizenship in Liberia is restricted to people of black/African ancestry. People of other background... tinyurl.com/zkgf9nm

TIL The astronauts in the Challenger Explosion survived the initial explosion and survived for nearly three m... tinyurl.com/zdl3mgu

TIL of Lake Karachay, a lake in Russia that was used as a radioactive waste dump, and has been described as t... tinyurl.com/jbgmuur

TIL that a low concentration of THC in a driver's bloodstream has been associated with safer driving and a lo... tinyurl.com/hx3nasa

TIL - The world's happiest countries are also the countries that take the most antidepressants bit.ly/2eaymvk

TIL Since the release of 'Captain Phillips', there has been controversy over its portrayal of Phillips, with ... bit.ly/2eavDSL

TIL - The world's happiest countries are also the countries that take the most antidepressants tinyurl.com/jywqqd6

TIL James Stewart is the highest-ranking actor in military history (Brigadier General). He was World War II a... bit.ly/2f6MmuL