TIL Michael Jackson donated over $500 million to 39 charities and Tupac Shakur personally funded college educations for over 100 students, both making most of their donations anonymously despite their public personas.
TIL in 1999 a group of young men in Adelaide, South Australia coined the term "Movember" and the idea of growing moustaches for charity throughout the month of November. They came up with the idea one night in a pub. The group started with 80 men from Adelaide and became a nationwide phenomenon.
TIL that in the first Friday the 13th movie, someone’s pet snake was killed for a scene. The owner didn’t know that the snake would be killed, and had to be held back by crew members after it happened. Some even say he can be heard crying off-camera following the snake’s death.
