TIL that Bill Murray and Dan Aykroyd dusted off their Ghostbusters costumes to visit a terminally ill child who was a fan of the film and wanted to meet them.

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000101/bio



Submitted March 06, 2015 at 07:09PM by Nugatorysurplusage http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2y73az/til_that_bill_murray_and_dan_aykroyd_dusted_off/

TIL that US Marine John Kelly was the last person to be awarded 2 Medals of Honor. He ran 100 yards in advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machine gun nest, killed the gunner with a grenade, shot another man with his pistol, and returned with 8 prisoners. He was 19.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_J._Kelly



Submitted March 06, 2015 at 07:02PM by yosemitetrailblazer http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2y72li/til_that_us_marine_john_kelly_was_the_last_person/

TIL even though one is a frog and the other is a bear, Kermit and Fozzie are brothers.

http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Kermit_and_Fozzie's_Dad



Submitted March 06, 2015 at 01:14PM by M3T4PH0RM http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2y5x5b/til_even_though_one_is_a_frog_and_the_other_is_a/

TIL Chris Farley was suppose to be the voice of Shrek (he was over 80% done with the dialogue before he died)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Farley#Unfinished_projects



Submitted March 05, 2015 at 04:23PM by Serenity--Now http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2y2lta/til_chris_farley_was_suppose_to_be_the_voice_of/

TIL that the Earth's core contains enough gold and platinum that if extracted and poured onto the Earth's surface it would cover the entire Earth with a coating 0.45 m (1.5 feet) deep.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inner_core



Submitted March 05, 2015 at 02:44PM by k_r_i_s http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2y282p/til_that_the_earths_core_contains_enough_gold_and/

TIL that Justin Bieber has been banned from Disneyland for punching Mickey Mouse in the nuts.

http://www.swifty.com/attractions/9505/27-littleknown-and-kind-of-weird-facts-about-disney-parks#slide/23/0



Submitted March 04, 2015 at 07:21PM by baldtigger http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xz0cl/til_that_justin_bieber_has_been_banned_from/

TIL "Scumbag Steve" tried using his meme status to fuel his rap career.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DF8cmBV7dRY



Submitted March 03, 2015 at 07:19PM by MasterChefRamsey http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xut08/til_scumbag_steve_tried_using_his_meme_status_to/

TIL when a woman is attracted to a man, she speaks in a higher pitch than she does normally.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/homo-consumericus/201106/women-s-voice-pitch-changes-depending-their-attraction-man



Submitted March 03, 2015 at 02:55PM by gothsim http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xtu20/til_when_a_woman_is_attracted_to_a_man_she_speaks/

TIL Enzo Ferrari told a man "you may be able to drive a tractor but you will never be able to handle a Ferrari Properly" the man was so pissed he vowed to create the perfect car, his name, Ferruccio Lamborghini.

http://www.400gt.com/articles/compare/interview.htm



Submitted March 02, 2015 at 05:51PM by FakeNeuqua http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xq6us/til_enzo_ferrari_told_a_man_you_may_be_able_to/

TIL due to having no tools, an Inuit man once shat in his hand, shaped it into a knife as it froze, then used it to kill and skin a dog and make a sled out of its bones. He then strapped another dog to the sled so he could travel through a blizzard.

http://boingboing.net/2008/09/26/wade-davis-an-inuit.html



Submitted March 02, 2015 at 07:04PM by alistofthingsIhate http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xqfy8/til_due_to_having_no_tools_an_inuit_man_once_shat/

TIL the last thing John Lennon said to Paul McCartney was "Think about me every now and then, old friend."

http://beatlephotoblog.com/my-old-friend



Submitted March 01, 2015 at 06:04PM by AlphaWolf101 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xm3t5/til_the_last_thing_john_lennon_said_to_paul/

TIL James Franco took up a late-night job at McDonald's a while back in order to support himself and take acting lessons. While working there, he practiced accents on customers and stopped being a vegetarian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Franco



Submitted March 01, 2015 at 06:50PM by profound-magician http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xm94i/til_james_franco_took_up_a_latenight_job_at/

TIL in 1897 Indiana tried to change the value of Pi to 3.2 via legislation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indiana_Pi_Bill



Submitted March 01, 2015 at 04:38PM by gDAnother http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xltnc/til_in_1897_indiana_tried_to_change_the_value_of/

TIL That an Anti-Piracy Ad was fined for using stolen music.

http://www.dailytech.com/AntiPiracy+Ad+Creators+Fined+For+Stealing+Musicians+Work/article25205.htm



Submitted February 27, 2015 at 05:25PM by RobTheThief http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xeolc/til_that_an_antipiracy_ad_was_fined_for_using/

TIL a man once tattooed "Netflix" on his body and after tweeting a picture to the company he received a free year of service.

http://www.mstarz.com/articles/9460/20130308/netflix-tattoo-gets-man-free-service-year-photo-inked-twitter.htm



Submitted February 27, 2015 at 02:52PM by NBKFrost http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xe4ri/til_a_man_once_tattooed_netflix_on_his_body_and/

TIL that The Tower Of London's ravens are enlisted as soldiers of the Kingdom. As in the case with soldiers, the ravens can be dismissed for unsatisfactory conduct. Raven George (Enlisted 1977-1986) lost his appointment to the Crown, and was retired to Wales for attacking and destroying TV aerials.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ravens_of_the_Tower_of_London#Raven_stories



Submitted February 27, 2015 at 05:05PM by RazorTom http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xem78/til_that_the_tower_of_londons_ravens_are_enlisted/

TIL Sexual abuse by nuns is just as prevalent as priests. Sexual abuse by nuns has gone largely unaddressed and unreported in part because of cultural biases about gender roles and sex. It seems to receive less publicity and scrutiny than abuse committed by priests

http://scholarship.law.wm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1103&context=wmjowl



Submitted February 26, 2015 at 05:40PM by babybopp http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xahu1/til_sexual_abuse_by_nuns_is_just_as_prevalent_as/

TIL People in the final stages of hypothermia engage in "paradoxical undressing" because, as they lose rationality and their nerves are damaged, they feel incredibly, irrationally hot. They strip off their clothes to cool themselves down as they are freezing to death.

http://io9.com/why-freezing-to-death-makes-you-want-to-get-naked-1688151366?utm_campaign=socialflow_io9_facebook&utm_source=io9_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow



Submitted February 26, 2015 at 05:27PM by poonpatrolpal http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2xagcl/til_people_in_the_final_stages_of_hypothermia/

TIL that most almonds are really poisonous and "eating even a few dozen in one sitting can be fatal" and that how we bred safe ones remains a mystery.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond#Origin_and_history



Submitted February 25, 2015 at 05:18PM by brokecollegekidd http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2x63rt/til_that_most_almonds_are_really_poisonous_and/

TIL Japanese created a smoke alarm for those who can't hear, that pumps super-spicy wasabi mist into the air to alert them.

http://news.discovery.com/tech/gear-and-gadgets/wasabi-spraying-fire-alarm-is-made-for-the-hard-of-hearing.htm



Submitted February 25, 2015 at 03:25PM by BBGMfan http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2x5nx5/til_japanese_created_a_smoke_alarm_for_those_who/