TIL that if a man has a kid over age 30, the child inherits 50% more genetic mutations than if he were 18 [source, comments]

TIL that Gerber, maker of baby food, once attempted to launch a similar, 'meal in a jar' product line aimed at college students and young adults, "Gerber Singles" -- it was a tremendous flop, even with such appetizing entrees as "Beef Burgundy" and "Mediterranean Vegetables" [source, comments]

TIL The McGuire Twins, billed as the world’s heaviest twins, were obese due to a bout of German Measles affecting their pituitary glands at age 4. [source, comments]

TIL in the 1950s, future stuntman Evel Knievel drove earth movers in a Montana copper mine. He was fired for making the vehicle do a wheelie and accidentally crashing it into a power line, cutting power to the city. [source, comments]

TIL that in 1691, a Swedish farmhand was executed for having sexual intercourse with a mountain-nymph [source, comments]

TIL that a fake software company duped over 200K people with fake university degrees in a elaborate scheme employing 2000 people [source, comments]

TIL: why Election Day in the US is on a Tuesday: so farmers could get to the polls and still have time to get their crops to market. [source, comments]

TIL that modern windows are usually made from float glass which is a sheet of glass made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal of a low melting point, typically tin. This method was pioneered in the 1950’s by Sir Alastair Pilkington and Kenneth Bickerstaff. [source, comments]

TIL Columbus never set foot in North America; he only explored the Caribbean and parts of Central and South America. [source, comments]

TIL: China doesn't know how to make a ballpoint pen. [source, comments]

TIL about Kalonymus ben Kalonymus, a 14th century philosopher who wrote a now famous poem wishing and longing to be transformed into a woman... And cursing the world for making it impossible. [source, comments]

TIL 10 Cloverfield Lane was adapted from a noscript called The Cellar that was unrelated to the movie Cloverfield. [source, comments]

TIL Hulk Hogan Helped Prevent Jesse Ventura From Starting A Wrestlers Union [source, comments]

TIL almost all vertebrates yawn. Mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even fish all share this trait. [source, comments]

TIL that according to a 2011 Yale University Study, those who feel more lonely prefer long, hot showers/baths while less lonely people prefer shorter, cooler showers/baths [source, comments]

TIL The US Code of Laws still refers to Native Americans as “Indians” [source, comments]

TIL about “English as She is Spoke”, a Portuguese-English translation guide, written by an author that had no grasp of English. He used a Portuguese-French and then a French-English guide for help instead. The resulting book was read by both Mark Twain and Abraham Lincoln to have a good laugh. [source, comments]

TIL About the Arlington Ladies. A volunteer organization, usually made up of the wives of General officers, their mission is to attend the funeral service of any US service member being buried at Arlington National Cemetery. [source, comments]

TIL - In 1980, Libya overtook the United States in GDP per capita. This was the only time in history that an African country had ever done so. [source, comments]

TIL about the Lockheed CL-1201, a 1960s design for a nuclear powered, supersonic, flying aircraft carrier. If it had made it to the prototype phase, its wingspan would have been twice as long as any aircraft today. [source, comments]

TIL one of the top trial lawyers in Alaksa built a 17-floor whimsical house in the Talkeetna wilderness referred to as “Dr. Seuss House”. [source, comments]