TIL that in 1936, a 10-year-old boy was one of the first people to review "The Hobbit". His father was Tolkien's publisher, and his favourable verdict was instrumental in getting the book published.

TIL Elizabeth Holmes led investors to believe Theranos's blood-testing technology had been deployed by the U.S. military on the battlefield. It had never actually been deployed there.

TIL that after a plane crash in 2023, four children between the ages of 11 months old and 13 years old were left to fend for themselves in the Amazon rainforest. They were able to survive for 40 days

TIL India used to be an island and it was once one with Madagascar following Pangaea's breakup