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2025-05-08 07:36:03

TIL: 12th century Vikings broke into a Stone Age tomb in Orkney and left runic graffiti, 30 in total, including one inscription saying: 'Tholfir Kolbeinsson carved these runes high up'
https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/the-viking-age-geography/the-vikings-in-the-west/scotland/maes-howe-burial-chamber
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khk7hl/til_12th_century_vikings_broke_into_a_stone_age/

2025-05-08 07:21:03

TIL How scientists taught monkeys the concept of money. Not long after, the first prostitute monkey appeared
https://www.zmescience.com/research/how-scientists-tught-monkeys-the-concept-of-money-not-long-after-the-first-prostitute-monkey-appeared/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khk2kq/til_how_scientists_taught_monkeys_the_concept_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/471/001/334/611/030/original/8f3ddfcb8f08e541.jpg

2025-05-08 05:51:03

TIL Vivipary, meaning "live birth" in Latin, refers to the premature germination of seeds while they are still inside or attached to the parent plant or fruit
https://www.theseedcollection.com.au/blog/Vivipary-An-Unusual-Unsettling-and-Fascinating-Phenomenon?srsltid=AfmBOooLTFm6hLrYwYj7759cc4v0iKDZ3XFzr3lyDS9KRiFM1ysPXvjj
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khiodw/til_vivipary_meaning_live_birth_in_latin_refers/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/470/647/445/665/802/original/ad69f9d2e49a0b7b.jpg

2025-05-08 05:36:05

TIL we're 13 months away from being further from the release of A Dance With Dragons (2011) than it and the release of A Game of Thrones (1996)
https://awoiaf.westeros.org/index.php/Portal:Books
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khi6r6/til_were_13_months_away_from_being_further_from/

2025-05-01 10:06:03

TIL Sophia Loren's sister was married to Benito Mussolini's son.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Scicolone
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc4wtm/til_sophia_lorens_sister_was_married_to_benito/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/432/013/988/341/002/original/2b0201fe5b874082.jpg

2025-05-01 08:36:05

TIL that the world’s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, was issued on 1 May 1840. Featuring a portrait of 15-year-old Queen Victoria, it revolutionised mail. Over 68 million were printed, and until 1854, when perforations were introduced, each had to be cut out by hand with scissors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Black
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc3qyp/til_that_the_worlds_first_postage_stamp_the_penny/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/431/660/190/600/297/original/d806ce6968c2f273.jpg

2025-05-01 05:06:05

TIL Michael Jackson recorded vocals for Jay-Z's song "Girls, Girls, Girls off The Blueprint.
https://youtu.be/cUwFtHUTuew?si=kLLRAnpGSyACFlKj
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc0lg0/til_michael_jackson_recorded_vocals_for_jayzs/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/430/834/448/100/580/original/c4569a6bd689436f.jpg

2025-04-29 18:36:04

TIL that the gulf war inadvertently saved 200000 people in Bangladesh after US navy and Marine assets present around iraq were quickly sent to Bangladesh to conduct relief operations following a cyclone.
https://www.dvidshub.net/news/70638/government-bangladesh-us-commemorate-operation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kau29a/til_that_the_gulf_war_inadvertently_saved_200000/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/422/694/845/999/113/original/b17f259239126044.jpg

2025-04-29 17:36:03

TIL a 15 Year Old Japanese girl ruled and defended her family territory in three battles in the mid-16th century and killed an opposing general in single combat. Her armor is a National Treasure of Japan and remains preserved at Oyamazumi Shrine and she's been called a Japanese Joan of Arc
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%8Ch%C5%8Dri_Tsuruhime
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1katvaw/til_a_15_year_old_japanese_girl_ruled_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/422/458/804/382/858/original/6f2ab8b80232c878.jpg

2025-04-29 17:06:04

TIL that Ontario International Airport (ONT) is not only NOT in Ontario, Canada, it is over 1000 miles away from Canada... in Ontario, California, USA near L.A.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ontario_International_Airport
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kassag/til_that_ontario_international_airport_ont_is_not/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/422/340/907/950/237/original/1b75a96bebf5f612.jpg

2025-04-28 12:06:03

TIL that at Jim Henson’s memorial service on July 2 1990, Big Bird, puppeteer Carroll Spinney and Jim Henson‘s friend of 30 years, sang ‘it’s not easy being green’ (Kermit’s song) as a tribute to the late creator of the Muppets.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609899/big-bird-caroll-spinney-jim-henson-memorial
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k9th8c/til_that_at_jim_hensons_memorial_service_on_july/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/415/498/926/271/347/original/427d69baeb2dc27d.jpg

2025-04-28 11:36:03

TIL Hershey's Ice Cream has no connection to chocolate manufacturer The Hershey Company, though both companies were founded in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the same year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_Creamery_Company
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k9t26o/til_hersheys_ice_cream_has_no_connection_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/415/380/963/196/187/original/60e79f1fe09c8122.jpg

2025-04-27 10:06:05

TIL Scientists have created a cutting edge gel that heals itself, just like human skin 90% recovery in just 4 hours!
https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/researchers-create-gel-that-can-self-heal-like-human-skin
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k90cjs/til_scientists_have_created_a_cutting_edge_gel/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/409/364/879/322/194/original/97488db28e1b580b.jpg

2025-04-27 08:36:04

TIL that no Prime Minister of Pakistan has ever completed a full five-year term since the country’s independence in 1947.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prime_ministers_of_Pakistan?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k8z3te/til_that_no_prime_minister_of_pakistan_has_ever/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/409/010/897/926/820/original/32361882a89537bf.jpg

2025-04-25 02:21:03

TIL Napoleon had planned an invasion of the UK but it was never carried out. Preparations were financed by the sale of the Louisiana territory to the US which the US financed with a loan from a British bank, so Britain was indirectly funding an invasion of itself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon's_planned_invasion_of_the_United_Kingdom
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k79jws/til_napoleon_had_planned_an_invasion_of_the_uk/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/396/211/655/879/738/original/b1968999a195b50e.jpg

2025-04-25 02:06:03

TIL: Avril Lavigne can really sing!
https://youtu.be/T0c78bAd4R4?si=tszKfmrsamAurNKW
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k79jkb/til_avril_lavigne_can_really_sing/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/396/152/648/843/413/original/c0a4555ad574df5f.jpg

2025-04-25 01:51:06

TIL Western Union was involved in the recovery of bodies after the Titanic sank. The CS Minia, a cable laying ship owned by Western Union was one of 4 ships sent to recover the dead.
https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic/ships/minia.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k798qw/til_western_union_was_involved_in_the_recovery_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/396/093/826/282/339/original/81bf5741bde147da.jpg

2025-04-21 10:36:04

TIL charging your phone to 100% is actually bad
https://www.scosche.com/blog/post/exploring-reasons-for-phone-charging-ceasing-at-80-percent
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k49zer/til_charging_your_phone_to_100_is_actually_bad/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/375/508/881/564/961/original/e66bcdc5ee73a3bf.jpg

2025-04-21 10:06:06

TIL that in 2001 NASA commissioned boy band Natural to write a song about space in an effort to reach a younger audience. The band was to undergo astronaut training in order to perform in space when astronaut Will McCool, who the band teamed up with, died onboard the Columbia space shuttle in 2003.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/that-time-lou-pearlman-tried-to-send-a-boy-ba…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k497q6/til_that_in_2001_nasa_commissioned_boy_band/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/375/390/982/114/072/original/d92b2833a83d0fb4.jpg

2025-04-21 09:21:06

TIL Pope Francis released a prog rock album
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_Up!_(Pope_Francis_album)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k48srk/til_pope_francis_released_a_prog_rock_album/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/375/214/027/036/657/original/b5e76c0bf66b6cce.jpg

2025-04-21 08:51:04

TIL Pope Urban VII's only major act as Pope was the world's first public smoking ban. Anyone who "took tobacco in the porchway of or inside a church, whether it be by chewing it, smoking it with a pipe or sniffing it in powdered form through the nose" faced excommunication. His reign lasted 13 days
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Urban_VII
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k48p7u/til_pope_urban_viis_only_major_act_as_pope_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/375/096/049/573/863/original/a8e49753532eb0e2.jpg

2025-04-19 12:51:03

TIL in 2014 a man who survived a motorcycle accident left his doctors shocked when they found his heart had turned 90 degrees to the right & was no longer on his left side. His injuries caused a buildup of air pressure in his chest & once it was removed his heart returned to its original position.
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/man-survives-motorcyc…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k2v7ne/til_in_2014_a_man_who_survived_a_motorcycle/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/364/715/032/190/405/original/42a02db2c368e518.jpg

2025-04-19 12:36:05

TIL that Medieval cathedral exteriors were originally painted in vibrant colours
https://www.churchpop.com/medieval-cathedrals-color/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k2v2mo/til_that_medieval_cathedral_exteriors_were/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/364/656/115/331/128/original/b7f22fd203c2e755.jpg

2025-04-19 11:21:06

TIL Amazon use to make a smartphone called Fire Phone. But it was discontinued due to poor functionality, pricing and exclusive to purchase only through a AT&T carrier contract.
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/fire-phone-one-year-later-why-amazons-smartphone-flamed-out/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k2tppn/til_amazon_use_to_make_a_smartphone_called_fire/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/364/361/358/050/577/original/82494a0f14b66cf1.jpg

2025-04-19 11:06:05

TIL that classical music slows mice heart transplant rejection
https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-topics/c12402/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k2tml9/til_that_classical_music_slows_mice_heart/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/364/302/210/864/407/original/62d6e858e5d30bf3.jpg

2025-04-13 19:51:03

TIL that in 2006, a British football fan placed a £200 bet that Liverpool player Xabi Alonso would have scored a goal from behind the halfway line of the pitch at some point during the season, after he saw it in a dream. Xabi Alonso did score from behind the halfway line and the man won £25,000
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/berkshire/4598198.stm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jyg47f/til_that_in_2006_a_british_football_fan_placed_a/

2025-04-13 19:06:03

TIL that American military pilot call signs--nicknames the pilots go by--are often based on mistakes the pilot made, and get assigned early in their career.
https://www.defense.gov/News/Feature-Stories/Story/Article/2903882/aviator-call-signs-the-history-naming-rituals/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jyf5pz/til_that_american_military_pilot_call/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/332/215/767/338/904/original/76bf12cac3b78e4a.jpg

2025-04-13 18:51:04

TIL Charlie Chaplin's body was dug up and stolen, less than 3 months after he died, in an attempt to extort money from his widow
https://blog.nationalmuseum.ch/en/2023/06/when-chaplins-corpse-was-kidnapped/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jyekrq/til_charlie_chaplins_body_was_dug_up_and_stolen/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/332/156/852/207/613/original/57a8f6584c422996.jpg

2025-04-13 18:36:03

TIL that if you an iphone, you can take a picture of a washing label and it will give you a complete breakdown of what each symbol means
https://www.macrumors.com/2023/06/28/ios-17-laundry-symbol-visual-lookup/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jyei94/til_that_if_you_an_iphone_you_can_take_a_picture/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/332/097/811/507/159/original/aa15457ada3c866a.jpg

2025-04-06 05:36:03

TIL according to legend Thomas Nelson Jr., a Founding Father and Revolutionary War general, ordered his artillery to direct their fire on his own house during the siege of Yorktown because it was occupied by British General Cornwallis, offering five guineas to the first man who hit the house.
https://www.dsdi1776.com/signer/thomas-nelson-jr/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jsm83p/til_according_to_legend_thomas_nelson_jr_a/

2025-02-22 17:06:03

TIL that the reason soldiers use “niner” instead of “nine” in radio communication is so that it won’t be confused with “nein”, the German word for “no”
https://youtu.be/3R5PTPDb2eQ?si=YJvWV0CPKim40L_6
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ivn4rm/til_that_the_reason_soldiers_use_niner_instead_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/048/628/406/136/096/original/4ae045eea0c5c82e.jpg

2025-02-14 13:36:03

TIL that during WWII, B.F. Skinner’s Project Pigeon trained homing pigeons as missile pilots. Trained to peck a target image on a screen in a missile’s nose cone, their pecks steered the fins to guide bombs toward enemy ships amid battle chaos until radar guidance replaced the project.
https://www.bfskinner.org/project-pigeon/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ipanp7/til_that_during_wwii_bf_skinners_project_pigeon/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/002/504/130/932/574/original/2197fb8c54c64cdd.jpg

2025-01-11 16:51:05

TIL that Indomie Mie Goreng (Fried Noodles) was invented in 1982 by a lady who back then had just graduated from a degree in food technology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunuk_Nuraini
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyyh2y/til_that_indomie_mie_goreng_fried_noodles_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/810/752/470/968/961/original/f17f13953fc5f5f4.jpg

2025-01-11 16:36:04

TIL in 2017 a couple survived a wildfire in California by jumping into a neighbors pool and staying submerged for 6 hours. They came up for air only when they needed to, using wet t-shirts to shield their faces from falling embers.
https://weather.com/news/news/2017-10-13-santa-rosa-couple-survives-wildfire-hiding-in-swimming-pool-jan-john-pascoe
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyy2vv/til_in_2017_a_couple_survived_a_wildfire_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/810/693/422/195/076/original/968727e35f0c5654.jpg

2024-12-31 10:21:03

TIL in Japan, many traffic lights play "Tōryanse", a distinctive children's tune that indicates when it's safe to cross. It's been referenced in a lot of anime and pop culture.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dryanse
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hqb4ow/til_in_japan_many_traffic_lights_play_tōryanse_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/746/933/371/933/274/original/4e0c46e3f4a86513.jpg

2024-12-31 10:06:03

TIL that about 25% of the decline of casual sex among young men since 2007 can be explained by video games.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2378023121996854#:
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hqayb2/til_that_about_25_of_the_decline_of_casual_sex/

2024-12-27 06:21:07

TIL there is no evidence that Victorian doctors gave women orgasms to cure hysteria or that they invented the vibrator to help with this task
https://journalofpositivesexuality.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Failure-of-Academic-Quality-Control-Technology-of-Orgasm-Lieberman-Schatzberg.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hn8ns8/til_there_is_no_evidence_that_victorian_doctors/

2024-12-16 05:21:04

TIL that the majority of psychological research has been found to have a “WEIRD bias,” meaning that test subjects were from Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic societies. As much as 96% of data comes from countries with only 12% of the world's population.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology#WEIRD_bias
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hfar15/til_that_the_majority_of_psychological_research/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/660/819/149/781/644/original/0509c311f7d61420.jpg

2024-12-07 15:06:03

TIL that Matthew McConaughey has a brother named Rooster, who named his son Miller Lite and his daughter Margarita
https://marrieddivorce.com/actor/rooster-mcconaughey.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1h8uai6/til_that_matthew_mcconaughey_has_a_brother_named/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/612/158/644/065/459/original/a466ef1ade3e4218.jpg

2024-12-07 14:06:04

TIL Keira Knightley was 17 when Love Actually was filmed. Her character marries Peter (Chiwitel Ejiofor, 25 at the time), and is obsessed on Mark, played by Andrew Lincoln (29 at the time). They had to reshoot her facial reactions during the cue card scene because she thought it was too creepy.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/keira-knightley-love-actually-cue-cards-…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1h8sxp0/til_keira_knightley_was_17_when_love_actually_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/611/922/678/798/342/original/b06ea11b3531336d.jpg

2024-12-04 23:21:07

TIL Inhabitants of high-radiation areas in Iran exhibit fewer radiation-induced chromosomal abnormalities than those in normal-radiation areas, suggesting a potential adaptive response to chronic natural radiation exposure, despite receiving significantly higher annual doses
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11769138/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1h6tus8/til_inhabitants_of_highradiation_areas_in_iran/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/597/118/273/332/120/original/882274407186325a.jpg

2024-11-23 03:36:03

TIL the guy at the back of the firetruck actually steers it too
https://youtube.com/shorts/u6kEtLF08vg?si=-nJ8Fbo2qxXjkFaQ
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gxq7mb/til_the_guy_at_the_back_of_the_firetruck_actually/

2024-11-18 11:21:03

TIL a bear in a state park got into campers’ coolers and used claws & teeth to puncture beer cans; Fish & Wildlife Sgt. Bill Heinck said the bear tried a can of Busch, ignored the rest, then drank about 36 Rainier beers. They caught it a live trap baited with donuts, honey, open cans of Rainier.
https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna5756809#.Vaj_J_lViig
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gu25oy/til_a_bear_in_a_state_park_got_into_campers/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/503/689/959/287/677/original/4482f924d46ce7c7.jpg

2024-11-16 08:06:03

TIL there’s a really good reason why we don’t see any 58 year old fighters in the world of legitimate professional boxing.
https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/42418519/jake-paul-cruises-one-sided-decision-mike-tyson
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gsiksn/til_theres_a_really_good_reason_why_we_dont_see/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/491/598/606/699/828/original/09b63854a7d20f87.jpg

2024-11-14 13:06:05

TIL that the 2nd most popular destination for Chinese tourists in the UK, after Buckingham Palace, is Bicester Village, a 0.028km² designer outlet shopping centre.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicester_Village
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gr413d/til_that_the_2nd_most_popular_destination_for/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/481/453/749/790/759/original/701b6e18711e2c41.jpg

2024-11-13 00:36:04

TIL that John Wilkes Booth was present at the hanging of John Brown.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(abolitionist)#Last_words,_death_and_aftermath
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpzrk0/til_that_john_wilkes_booth_was_present_at_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/472/842/226/516/190/original/ebcf156978636e6e.jpg

2024-11-12 23:51:03

TIL about Pine Mouth, where eating pine nuts can cause a bitter metallic taste in your mouth which can last weeks.
https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/about-us/science/food-risk-studies/pine-nuts-and-pine-mouth#:~:text=Eating%20pine%20nuts%20can%20occasionally,afflicted%20with%20the%20taste%20disturbance.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gpypar/til_about_pine_mouth_where_eating_pine_nuts_can/

2024-11-11 20:51:03

TIL Lincoln said “there is a physical difference between the white and black races which..will forever forbid the 2..from living together on terms of social and political equality..there must be a position of superior and inferior..I as much as any am in favor of having the superior..the white race”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-lincoln-racism-equality-oppose/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gp1opt/til_lincoln_said_there_is_a_physical_difference/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/466/295/148/702/735/original/ae3096c779aab12a.jpg

2024-11-11 20:21:12

TIL The 80 year old Archbishop of Canterbury refused to delegate Edward VII's coronation despite his ailing health. His speech was printed in gigantic letters so he could see it, he couldn't get back up after kneeling, he placed the crown backwards and yelled "go away!" when asked if he was ok
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronation_of_Edward_VII_and_Alexandra#The_service
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gp14dc/til_the_80_year_old_archbishop_of_canterbury/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/466/177/773/920/507/original/b277eabbfb3b8a3e.jpg

2024-11-10 07:36:03

TIL the first Asian-American settlement was the fishing village of Saint Malo, in present-day Louisiana. It was settled by Filipino deserters of the Spanish navy and escaped slaves in as early as 1763.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Malo,_Louisiana
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gnv8ii/til_the_first_asianamerican_settlement_was_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/457/506/761/872/501/original/592f5b85717db5c2.jpg

2024-11-10 07:21:04

TIL I learned a man named Joel Burger married a woman named Ashley King in 2015.Burger King paid for their wedding.
https://www.eater.com/2015/7/20/9002643/burger-king-whopper-of-a-wedding
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gnv4yg/til_i_learned_a_man_named_joel_burger_married_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/457/447/828/703/542/original/3451d2ca6083d878.jpg

2024-11-10 06:51:03

TIL that a Japanese man Akihiko Kondo. married a fictional Vocaloid character Hatsune Miku in 2018 during a formal wedding ceremony.In high school, Kondo had an interest in real women, but he was rejected by them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akihiko_Kondo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gnunqu/til_that_a_japanese_man_akihiko_kondo_married_a/

2024-11-09 02:36:04

TIL a 2015 study involving 280 men found that viewing visual sexual stimuli was unrelated to experiencing erectile dysfunction with a partner, while it was related to a stronger desire for sex with a partner.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205011611530057X
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gmz8vx/til_a_2015_study_involving_280_men_found_that/

2024-11-07 18:36:04

TIL: Pampas grass in garden = Swingers at home
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2017/may/31/pampas-grass-secret-symbol-swingers-turn-off-sales-plummeting
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1glwsdf/til_pampas_grass_in_garden_swingers_at_home/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/443/115/120/271/562/original/7a3da85e12158735.jpg

2024-11-05 14:36:03

TIL a side effect of pepto bismol is a BLACK TONGUE - Completely forgot I took 2 chewables last night and woke up with a black tongue. Thought for sure I was dying.
https://pepto-bismol.com/en-us/faq/black-stool-black-tongue
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gk80kz/til_a_side_effect_of_pepto_bismol_is_a_black/

2024-11-03 13:51:04

TIL that a Chinese man, years after being dumped by girlfriend, bought every ticket at several IMAX screenings of her favourite movie ‘Transformers’ to demonstrate his affluence.
http://scmp.com/news/china-insider/article/1540882/man-donates-250000-yuan-worth-imax-cinema-tickets-bid-impress-ex
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gin3yn/til_that_a_chinese_man_years_after_being_dumped/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/419/345/239/135/236/original/2da0e9304e54acd9.jpg

2024-11-03 13:36:03

TIL the Finnish people have 5–13% East Eurasian ancestry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finns#Genetics
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gimvni/til_the_finnish_people_have_513_east_eurasian/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/419/286/193/771/148/original/1c2267f1413cb3fa.jpg

2024-11-02 11:06:04

TIL the first documented case of babies being switched at birth in NHS history
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cp3njqd9nl9o
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ghtvkl/til_the_first_documented_case_of_babies_being/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/413/034/083/943/680/original/04219879056ec2a7.jpg

2024-11-01 06:06:03

TIL Angela Lansbury (Mrs. Potts) was initially hesitant to perform the title song in Beauty and the Beast (1991) because of its unfamiliar rock style & was especially concerned that her "aging singing voice" wasn't strong enough to sustain its longer notes. Ultimately, she recorded it in one take.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(Disney_song)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggyu2w/til_angela_lansbury_mrs_potts_was_initially/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/406/192/067/900/948/original/bddfd48f5bca09d3.jpg

2024-11-01 05:06:03

TIL the man responsible for bringing us seasonal joy as Dancing Pumpkin Man is actor and comedian Matt Geiler
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4371284
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggxraw/til_the_man_responsible_for_bringing_us_seasonal/

2024-11-01 04:51:04

TIL Viruses called Pandoraviruses and some bacteria, were found frozen in 30,000-year-old permafrost (ground that is continually frozen) in Siberia. In 2016 there was an anthrax outbreak in Siberia that killed one person and many animals. It’s thought that permafrost melting exposed the bacteria.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/ancient-virus-found-in-suspended-animation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ggxlly/til_viruses_called_pandoraviruses_and_some/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/405/897/221/170/559/original/0bda8cee140e5a47.jpg

2024-10-31 05:06:03

TIL about the Great British Dog and Cat Massacre of 1939. In which Londoners, to prepare for war with Nazi Germany, voluntarily killed over 400,000 of their home pets in a one month period so as to ease the strain on resources. The deaths were found to be mostly unnecessary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Cat_and_Dog_Massacre
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg6wj4/til_about_the_great_british_dog_and_cat_massacre/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/400/293/851/951/054/original/126c323554d23997.jpg

2024-10-31 04:36:03

TIL while filming Game of Thrones, Charlie Dance (Tywin Lannister) apologized to Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister) after every scene where he had to treat Dinklage "like shit."
https://www.nme.com/news/game-of-thrones-star-promises-forthcoming-third-s-866835
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gg5u6k/til_while_filming_game_of_thrones_charlie_dance/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/400/175/904/057/794/original/5a25779cf7d9b795.jpg

2024-10-29 23:51:03

TIL: Joe Rogan and Dana White aren't the same person
https://bloodyelbow.com/2024/10/28/joe-rogan-criticizes-dana-white-saying-the-ufc-president-needs-to-become-a-purist-over-his-treatment-of-a-top-contender/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gf93b6/til_joe_rogan_and_dana_white_arent_the_same_person/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/393/392/903/807/721/original/5f3accf0e0e3ebbb.jpg

2024-10-28 23:21:05

TIL Halloween started around 2,000 years from an ancient Celtic festival to celebrate the end of harvest season. The Gaels believed on Oct 31, the boundaries between the worlds of living and the dead got a little blurry and the dead would come back to life and wreak havoc among the living
https://www.ef.edu/blog/language/13-thrilling-facts-bet-didnt-know-halloween/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gefp5z/til_halloween_started_around_2000_years_from_an/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/387/612/714/202/116/original/2b6fef787f818949.jpg

2024-10-28 22:51:04

TIL Weezer banned reverb and only allowed downstrokes on the guitar when making the Blue Album. They also treated the guitar and bass as one instrument, playing in unison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weezer_(Blue_Album)#:~:text=They%20decided%20on%20Ric%20Ocasek,on%20all%20downstrokes%20on%20guitar
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gefamv/til_weezer_banned_reverb_and_only_allowed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/387/494/749/239/716/original/2ae61e0825be58f0.jpg

2024-10-28 22:36:03

TIL that a popular brand of stage blood is actually mint-flavored.
https://www.bennye.com/product/special-fx/sfx-blood/stage-blood/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1geezi0/til_that_a_popular_brand_of_stage_blood_is/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/387/435/696/079/662/original/c113573c375f8979.jpg

2024-10-27 19:21:04

TIL of Air Commodore Lionel Charlton, who resigned as the RAF Chief Staff Officer in Iraq because he objected to the bombing of Iraqi villages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Charlton
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gdibwi/til_of_air_commodore_lionel_charlton_who_resigned/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/381/006/657/942/208/original/9b927dfbc828a8fc.jpg

2024-10-26 19:51:03

TIL the Earth's water is older than the sun
https://www.popsci.com/trappist-exoplanet-water-alien-life/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gcseez/til_the_earths_water_is_older_than_the_sun/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/375/462/243/222/113/original/376fd38a7430be78.jpg

2024-10-26 19:36:04

TIL While traveling to the Tehran Conference in 1943 on the USS Iowa, FDR’s ship was almost torpedoed by the escorting destroyer USS William D Porter. The incident was caused when one of the destroyer’s crew members failed to remove the primer of the torpedo while doing a training exercise.
https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2022/10/12/that-one-time-…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gcsbrd/til_while_traveling_to_the_tehran_conference_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/375/403/315/181/123/original/38907c9b7aeaf9a9.jpg

2024-10-26 18:51:04

TIL that Halley's Comet was seen in England in 1066, the year of the Norman Conquest, being interpreted as an omen, with a contemporary observer referring to it as a "source of tears to many mothers", portending "the downfall of my country."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halley%27s_Comet
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gcre9b/til_that_halleys_comet_was_seen_in_england_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/375/226/353/772/132/original/cfe569655757f761.jpg

2024-10-26 16:51:03

TIL in WWI, half of the French army mutinied in 1917. Soldiers remained in trenches, but refused orders to attack after the failure of the Nivelle Offensive, which General Nivelle promised a 48 hour victory. The mutinies were heavily suppressed by the French and were not fully disclosed until 1967.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1917_French_Army_mutinies
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gcpag8/til_in_wwi_half_of_the_french_army_mutinied_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/374/754/449/240/446/original/8a4c39eb7c20b23f.jpg

2024-10-24 15:51:04

TIL about the time Elton John dressed up in a gorilla costume, ran up on stage and freaked out an extremely stoned Iggy Pop.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/iggy-pop-elton-john-gorilla-suit-attack-on-stage-1973/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gb5hx5/til_about_the_time_elton_john_dressed_up_in_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/363/193/949/337/409/original/c5cfab9d67358541.jpg

2024-10-24 12:36:03

TIL the Amish have lower cancer rate than the rest of the population
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2010/01/08/amish-have-low-cancer-rate/23895255007/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gb1eua/til_the_amish_have_lower_cancer_rate_than_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/362/427/158/908/182/original/6740f69bb965bee5.jpg

2024-10-24 04:36:03

TIL during the age of sail if a group was stranded without food it was customary to kill and eat a member of the group, with the victim determined by lot. The practice was largely ended via a legal decision in 1884.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custom_of_the_sea?wprov=sfti1#End_of_the_cannibal_custom
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gauaw4/til_during_the_age_of_sail_if_a_group_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/360/539/672/457/850/original/7885b364ea3c7508.jpg

2024-10-23 14:21:03

TIL the first practical roadside breathalyzer was used in 1931 and it was called the Drunk-o-meter.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breathalyzer?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gaazxy/til_the_first_practical_roadside_breathalyzer_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/357/177/725/303/586/original/7978633793b3cc7b.jpg

2024-10-23 13:21:05

TIL: CocoMelon and PawPatrol create zombie-kids
https://www-bnnvara-nl.translate.goog/kassa/artikelen/zombies-achter-het-scherm-impact-schermtijd-op-jonge-kinderen?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=wapp
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1gaabnc/til_cocomelon_and_pawpatrol_create_zombiekids/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/356/941/903/931/783/original/81097368e83da678.jpg

2024-10-22 10:21:27

TIL the Irish sport of Hurling once had large following in Argentina and South Africa that dropped due the World Wars and the inability to ship out the proper ash wood for the hurls.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurling#International
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g9ed1w/til_the_irish_sport_of_hurling_once_had_large/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/350/572/753/895/364/original/e173061b49dbb1cc.jpg

2024-10-21 09:36:03

TIL a 2013 study found that Vietnamese mothers potty train their children by using a whistling sound at certain times to remind them to eliminate & frequently checking for signs of need. With this process, all children used the potty by 9 months old and at 24 months old, the training was complete.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1477513112002628
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8lmyy/til_a_2013_study_found_that_vietnamese_mothers/

2024-10-20 07:51:03

TIL the scene in This is Spinal Tap (1984) where the band becomes lost backstage was inspired by a video of Tom Petty walking through a series of doors trying to find the stage at a venue in Germany, but ending up on an indoor tennis court.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Spinal_Tap#:~:text=The%20scene%20where%20Spinal%20Tap%20becomes%20lost%20backstage%20was%20insp…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7t0mr/til_the_scene_in_this_is_spinal_tap_1984_where/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/338/657/247/290/098/original/401671260ba582be.jpg

2024-10-20 07:36:04

TIL that there exists test footage of “Shrek” from the 90s. Our beloved ogre was designed after wrestler named The French Angel.
https://youtu.be/w5qvMdoxGnc
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7syan/til_that_there_exists_test_footage_of_shrek_from/

2024-10-20 07:21:04

TIL that in 2006, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of North Korean web portal Naenara, around 300 users gathered to organize a flash mob. The gathering was dispersed immediately, and all online chatrooms in North Korea were banned as a result.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwangmyong_(network)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7sw4l/til_that_in_2006_to_celebrate_the_10th/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/338/539/328/054/776/original/0443cb5239982038.jpg

2024-10-20 07:06:04

TIL: In 1987, two Chicago TV stations were hijacked by an unknown person in a Max Headroom mask, interrupting broadcasts with bizarre and still-unsolved pirate transmissions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g7svw1/til_in_1987_two_chicago_tv_stations_were_hijacked/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/338/480/323/495/540/original/e157ab8a7bcfe22c.jpg

2024-10-18 15:21:26

TIL about The Crash at Crush, a staged train collision in Texas on September 15, 1896, attracting 40,000 spectators. Intended as a publicity stunt, the event turned tragic when a boiler explosion killed three people and injured many. It remains an infamous moment in Texas history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_at_Crush
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g6k6x4/til_about_the_crash_at_crush_a_staged_train/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/329/103/231/813/241/original/2bcb70427e83f6a9.jpg

2024-10-16 12:06:04

TIL that Hawaiians who were sent to the leper colony at Kalaupapa were also declared legally dead
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalaupapa,_Hawaii
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g4xhwn/til_that_hawaiians_who_were_sent_to_the_leper/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/317/010/711/514/509/original/6e4fe89688eeb83a.jpg

2024-10-14 21:21:04

TIL One of the first recorded rocket launchers is the "wasp nest" fire arrow launcher produced by the Ming dynasty in 1380. In Europe, rockets were also used in the same year at the Battle of Chioggia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_rockets
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g3qpmc/til_one_of_the_first_recorded_rocket_launchers_is/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/307/868/473/364/440/original/76b14f658b01988f.jpg

2024-10-13 19:36:03

TIL Mr.Beast recorded a video in 2015 to his future self released in 2020. He had 8,000 subscribers at the time hoping he'd have 1,000,000 by the time the video went public.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKJfakEsgy0
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2x20o/til_mrbeast_recorded_a_video_in_2015_to_his/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/301/793/246/302/213/original/94a0d6e466b4ec2c.jpg

2024-10-13 19:21:05

TIL there’s a form of water where the hydrogen atoms are all Deuterium (D2O). This causes it to be heavier than normal water and gives it different physical and chemical properties
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2wyxg/til_theres_a_form_of_water_where_the_hydrogen/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/301/734/361/234/438/original/c6f444ec99831dec.jpg

2024-10-13 15:21:04

TIL the reason your mouth may feel gross after eating spinach is due to a chemical reaction called “spinach teeth”
https://www.delish.com/kitchen-tools/a60322104/why-spinach-makes-your-mouth-feel-weird/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2ru5w/til_the_reason_your_mouth_may_feel_gross_after/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/300/790/584/393/187/original/e15604af864497e1.jpg

2024-10-13 14:51:03

TIL that a court case in Iceland involving an MMA gym and an injured patron was ruled in the gym's favor on the basis of a clause in a 13th century legal manuscript.
https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2017/04/12/13th_century_body_of_law_used_in_case_against_mma_f/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2r01w/til_that_a_court_case_in_iceland_involving_an_mma/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/300/672/544/940/883/original/a0a6143f38789060.jpg

2024-10-13 14:36:04

TIL that the author of "The Last Ringbearer", a retelling of "Lord of the Rings" from Mordor's point of view, also wrote "The Gospel of Afranius", a retelling of the New Testament from an atheistic point of view
https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gospel_of_Afranius
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2qz3l/til_that_the_author_of_the_last_ringbearer_a/

2024-10-13 14:06:03

TIL about the Candy Desk in the US Senate, a tradition where one of the desks is filled with candy from the Senator’s home state for the members of the Senate to partake of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_Desk
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g2q9ux/til_about_the_candy_desk_in_the_us_senate_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/300/495/621/460/751/original/584be9e14d68a7c1.jpg

2024-10-12 12:51:03

TIL we have no idea what the p in pH stands for because the inventor never explained the meaning to anyone.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PH#History
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1z55n/til_we_have_no_idea_what_the_p_in_ph_stands_for/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/294/538/417/705/363/original/d737f1eabcc3f139.jpg

2024-10-12 11:36:04

TIL that in 1981, the magazine Locus butchered the title of Gene Wolfe's next novel "The Citadel of the Autarch" and announced that it would be titled "The Castle of the Otter". Wolfe found the mistake so funny he actually published a book titled "The Castle of the Otter" the following year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Castle_of_the_Otter
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g1xzol/til_that_in_1981_the_magazine_locus_butchered_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/294/243/519/148/099/original/7f00c26891b6f3fd.jpg

2024-10-10 09:51:03

TIL that 600 Ottoman defectors under the command of rival to the throne Orhan Çelebi joined the defense of the Byzantine Empire during the siege and ultimate fall of Constantinople in 1453
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orhan_%C3%87elebi
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g0ewny/til_that_600_ottoman_defectors_under_the_command/

2024-10-09 08:36:03

TIL that in 2015 New Zealand man Nigel Richards won the French World Scrabble Championships, despite not speaking French. He had studied the French dictionary for nine weeks prior to the championships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Richards_(Scrabble_player)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzmo00/til_that_in_2015_new_zealand_man_nigel_richards/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/276/548/762/532/499/original/10ce27885b9ad4bf.jpg

2024-10-09 08:06:03

TIL that Paul McCartney and his wife Linda agreed to appear in the Simpsons episode Lisa the Vegetarian, on condition that she would remain a vegetarian in subsequent episodes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisa_the_Vegetarian?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzm259/til_that_paul_mccartney_and_his_wife_linda_agreed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/276/430/781/275/362/original/a41e62665ac9240d.jpg

2024-10-09 07:51:04

TIL that the smell of freshly cut grass is actually a plant distress signal. When grass gets cut, it releases chemicals to "warn" nearby plants of damage.
https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/plants-feel-pain.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fzlzw5/til_that_the_smell_of_freshly_cut_grass_is/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/276/371/849/831/499/original/0905639c27fc7def.jpg

2024-10-08 01:36:03

TIL of mouth puffing, which is when patients continued to try mouth breathing during sleep even after their mouths had been taped shut
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/mouth-taping
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fyo8hv/til_of_mouth_puffing_which_is_when_patients/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/269/234/956/300/571/original/76a4486e71c8b5d1.jpg

2024-10-07 13:51:03

TIL that "journalism" is no more; incomplete information, pre-eminence of soft news, repetition and serialisation, use of hyperboles and clickbait content (41.6%+) is the standard
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330244525_Clickbait_as_a_strategy_of_viral_journalism_conceptualisation_and_methods
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy7sg1/til_that_journalism_is_no_more_incomplete/