Today I learned that it takes 2’400 liters of water to produce one hamburger, 140 liters of water to produce one cup of coffee and 11’000 liters to produce a pair of jeans.
Today I learned that 80% of women hide clothing purchases from their partners.
Today I learned that Pangaea was the super-continet that existed before the continents were separated in the configuration of today.
Today I learned that air conditioning for temporary tents and housing in Iraq and Afghanistan costs the US military a total of $20 billion which is $1 billion more than NASA’s entire budget.
(Source: The Huffington Post)
Today I learned that the bones of Rudolf Hess were exhumed, cremated and scattered at sea to stop Neo-Nazi Pilgrimages.
(Source: TIME)
Today I learned that sex entrepreneur Beate Uhse was a flight pioneer in Germany.

(Source: zdf.de)
Today I learned that the 2nd music video ever played on MTV was Pat Benatar’s “You Better Run”.
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(Source: youtu.be)
Today I learned that Earth once used to have a second moon and that it might have crashed on the far side of our moon.

(Source: TIME)
Today I learned that 64% of Americans don’t have $1,000 in savings (and they still vote Republicans, because they don’t want the rich guys to pay more taxes).
(Source: TIME)
Today I learned that a Sunday newspaper contains more information than a person in the 18th century gathered in it’s whole life.

Today I learned that Gibson make 1’380’000 guitars each year, which equals 1 per second.

Today I learned that M&M’s were invented to allow soldiers to eat chocolate without getting sticky fingers.

Today I learned that there is a ghost town called Centralia in Pennsylvania which has a mine fire underneath since 1962.

(Source: Wikipedia)