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2025-06-01 13:51:03

TIL that Jon Hamm was born in the Year of the Pig
https://youtu.be/nIUYX5ezMAo?si=sSAyn6V9KYshdhLO
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1l0pcci/til_that_jon_hamm_was_born_in_the_year_of_the_pig/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/608/430/327/533/398/original/cf98d04469e6b037.jpg

2025-05-15 20:21:06

TIL that nearly one-quarter of Manhattan is built on landfill. Notable examples include Battery Park City, constructed using material excavated during the World Trade Center’s construction, and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, developed atop decades of coal ash and garbage dumps.
https://thesciencesurvey.com/features/2023/06/06/a-city-built-on-garbage-new-york-citys-histor…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1knhmt2/til_that_nearly_onequarter_of_manhattan_is_built/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/513/704/811/865/769/original/88d6dad2b499186c.jpg

2025-05-15 19:36:04

TIL Brad Pitt created a cashmere line with a friend after she had a dream about him telling a stylist he wanted more 'green and softness in his life'. He told her that he actually said that same thing to a stylist around the same time. The two took it as a sign from the Universe to start a company.
https://www.vogue.com/article/brad-pitt-sat-hari-khalsa-gods-true-cashmere
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kng54y/til_brad_pitt_created_a_cashmere_line_with_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/513/527/702/541/276/original/bd0d230d19600fcc.jpg

2025-05-12 15:06:05

TIL that William Calcraft, the notorious English hangman, carried out around 450 executions. To hasten death, he would sometimes pull on the condemned person's legs or even climb on their shoulders in an attempt to break their necks. Calcraft conducted the last public execution in 1868.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Calcraft#Technique
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kkum9s/til_that_william_calcraft_the_notorious_english/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/495/479/147/366/424/original/fd93fc401a6ee3e0.jpg

2025-05-12 13:36:04

TIL that Alan Moore, the creator of 'Watchmen', considers modern superhero movies a "blight" to cinema and "also to culture to a degree", and that the popularization of the genre on the part of adults is an "infantilization"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Moore
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kksdi3/til_that_alan_moore_the_creator_of_watchmen/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/495/125/184/671/882/original/b7b6e391e7d55314.jpg

2025-05-12 09:36:03

TIL that the papal election following the death of Pope Clement IV lasted three years (1268–1271) to the point that the magistrates of Viterbo locked the cardinals in, reduced their rations to bread and water and removed the roof of the house the cardinals were
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1268%E2%80%931271_papal_election
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kko80t/til_that_the_papal_election_following_the_death/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/494/181/425/260/399/original/4ac7c0ed3f5dc87d.jpg

2025-05-12 07:21:04

TIL The first major screenplay to incorporate synchronized sound, moving film, and color slides was an 8-hour alternative history film prophesizing the end of the world and costed approximately an equivalent of $9,418,000 in today's money
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Photo-Drama_of_Creation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kklphh/til_the_first_major_screenplay_to_incorporate/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/493/650/636/235/598/original/45ccbe86cb495f6e.jpg

2025-05-12 03:06:04

TIL In 1913, Nebraska outlawed oral sex. The law that banned it was the 69th to pass the legislature that year, so the law was officially know as Act 69.
https://www.glapn.org/sodomylaws/history/history12.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kkgyho/til_in_1913_nebraska_outlawed_oral_sex_the_law/

2025-05-11 09:21:30

TIL uk has 5 different air masses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24305230
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kjwwq1/til_uk_has_5_different_air_masses/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/488/461/273/368/794/original/06a6dbcd64b1c1b0.jpg

2025-05-11 05:06:02

Today I learned that you can eat packing peanuts. (And I did)
https://www.uhaul.com/Tips/Packing/Biodegradable-Packing-Peanuts-Eco-Friendly-Facts-And-Things-To-Know-25749/#:~:text=Are%20Biodegradable%20Packing%20Peanuts%20Edible,completely%20edible%20and%20non%2Dtoxic
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kjshjh/today_i_learned_that_you_can_eat_packing_peanuts/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/487/457/379/895/854/original/fb4289c6b0fbc51f.jpg

2025-05-11 03:36:03

TIL Kerosene fueled cook stoves cooked food using technology based on kerosene lamps. Over 3 million US homes had such stove in 1922
https://www.milesstair.com/Perfection_History.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kjqsvz/til_kerosene_fueled_cook_stoves_cooked_food_using/

2025-05-10 10:36:05

TIL Thomas Ernest Boulton and Frederick William Park were Victorian cross-dressers and homosexual men from upper-middle-class families. Their trial and acquittal were a "significant moment in the history of the hesitant emergence of a public discourse of the homosexual as an identity."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulton_and_Park
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kj7518/til_thomas_ernest_boulton_and_frederick_william/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/483/092/860/841/834/original/c972134fc1a295ab.jpg

2025-05-10 09:21:40

TIL roman epicurean poet Lucretius repeatedly stated in his poem "de rerum natura" that his goal was to give a natural explanation of the universe, and "free the world from religion and fear of the gods". The same work opens by addressing the goddess Venus, peading for her guidance and protection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_rerum_natura
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kj5ynb/til_roman_epicurean_poet_lucretius_repeatedly/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/482/799/455/127/129/original/806533a3e3f38595.jpg

2025-05-10 07:51:03

TIL Dubai built artificial islands shaped like a world map, with each island named after a corresponding country (The World Islands)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World_(archipelago)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kj4xn3/til_dubai_built_artificial_islands_shaped_like_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/482/443/956/041/489/original/aaaf3a74c4aa05a2.jpg

2025-05-10 04:06:17

TIL that in 1984, Richard Pryor starred in a kids show on CBS called Pryor’s Place. It ran for one season, and Ray Parker Jr. of ‘Ghostbusters’ fame performed the theme song.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pryor's_Place?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kj0nl3/til_that_in_1984_richard_pryor_starred_in_a_kids/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/481/560/097/996/651/original/7e99665d3233e42e.jpg

2025-05-10 02:36:03

TIL that Japanese people custom of saying "moshi moshi" when answering the phone is somewhat rooted from historical belief that ghosts and spirits couldn’t say the word properly.
https://lily8lily.com/mosimosi
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kiyhup/til_that_japanese_people_custom_of_saying_moshi/

2025-05-10 02:21:04

TIL goldfish memories last months, not seconds – they can learn tricks and navigate mazes. Experiments show goldfish remember training for up to 5 months, recognize owners, and even associate sounds with feeding times. The "3-second memory" myth comes from their quick movement.
https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/young-naturalist-awards/goldfish-as-a-mo…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kiycnd/til_goldfish_memories_last_months_not_seconds/

2025-05-09 10:21:05

TIL Queen Alexandra, Queen consort to King Edward VII, wore high collars and chokers to conceal a neck scar, and walked with a slight limp caused by rheumatic fever. Her style and popularity were so influential that women began copying the 'Alexandra limp' and chokers became highly fashionable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_of_Denmark#Legacy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kiee72/til_queen_alexandra_queen_consort_to_king_edward/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/477/371/541/863/138/original/ed28576c954a9300.jpg

2025-05-09 09:36:22

TIL sperm racing is a thing
https://youtu.be/WenceN4bcFw?si=wNmNcPjdaIRmcBIj
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kidn7s/til_sperm_racing_is_a_thing/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/477/195/715/954/496/original/bb2c937fc3d3c93f.jpg

2025-05-09 08:21:22

TIL: The tradition of popes taking up regal names started in year 533 with John II. He thought that his original name was inappropriate, since he was named after a pagan god (Mercurius)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_II
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kid1ya/til_the_tradition_of_popes_taking_up_regal_names/

2025-05-09 06:21:04

TIL that Stanley Kubrick had a full-size replica of the Overlook Hotel's Colorado Lounge built on a soundstage in England for The Shining (1980) and intentionally designed it with impossible architecture and spatial inconsistencies to subtly unnerve the audience
https://parametric-architecture.com/architecture-and-cinema-the-spatial-uneasiness-of-kubricks-the-shining/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kibntv/til_that_stanley_kubrick_had_a_fullsize_replica/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/476/427/760/462/284/original/8607892f74d0515a.jpg

2025-05-08 09:06:16

TIL that mammals can breathe through their anus in emergencies.
https://www.cnet.com/science/scientists-say-mammals-can-breathe-through-their-butts-in-emergencies/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khkyp8/til_that_mammals_can_breathe_through_their_anus/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/471/415/069/324/043/original/b2f6bac203a8133b.jpg

2025-05-08 06:51:03

TIL that Auschwitz had a brothel (Block 24) where female prisoners were forced to have sex with selected male inmates as part of a reward system.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_camp_brothels_in_World_War_II
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khjm77/til_that_auschwitz_had_a_brothel_block_24_where/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/470/883/405/069/981/original/f3a4c8eb2c5f06e4.jpg

2025-05-08 05:06:03

TIL Anne Rice's birth name was Howard Allen. She became 'Anne' on her first day of school, when a nun asked her what her name was. She told the nun 'Anne' because she considered it a pretty name. Her mother, who was with her, let it go without correcting her and then legally changed her name in 1947
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Rice#New_Orleans_and_Texas:~:text=Abou…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khh6cp/til_anne_rices_birth_name_was_howard_allen_she/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/470/470/522/340/140/original/de79b629ac089ddf.jpg

2025-05-08 02:51:03

TIL Susanna Hoffs was NOT the designated lead singer of The Bangles. All four members sang - it just so happened that most of the band's big hits had Hoffs as lead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bangles#Disbandment_(1989)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1khers6/til_susanna_hoffs_was_not_the_designated_lead/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/469/939/685/895/346/original/ee4486a54ca075e4.jpg

2025-05-04 09:06:15

TIL South Africa ended its nuclear weapons program in 1993, making it the only country to achieve nuclear weapons capability and voluntarily relinquish it.
https://www.nti.org/countries/south-africa/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kefhbn/til_south_africa_ended_its_nuclear_weapons/

2025-05-04 08:51:14

TIL that there are online scam/gambling farms run by people enslaved by Chinese gangs, most of which based in Cambodia and Myanmar, where people across Southeast Asia are being tortured into scamming people or coercing others into gambling.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-66655047
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kef68k/til_that_there_are_online_scamgambling_farms_run/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/448/706/727/538/767/original/96b378716d597447.jpg

2025-05-02 12:51:04

TIL that the nursery rhyme "Rock-a-Bye Baby" was published in the late 1700s with a warning "to the proud and ambitious, who climb so high that they generally fall at last." The original significance of the rhyme is unknown, with many unverified speculations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock-a-bye_Baby
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kczdgn/til_that_the_nursery_rhyme_rockabye_baby_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/438/325/158/643/663/original/e0bda95caa24096f.jpg

2025-05-01 18:06:10

TIL that after he was removed from command of the HMS Bounty by mutiny, William Bligh was appointed governor of New South Wales. His actions as governor led to him being deposed in the Rum Rebellion, Australia's first and only military coup
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rum_Rebellion
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kcdlt8/til_that_after_he_was_removed_from_command_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/433/901/882/957/618/original/c78ee7a42bce8803.jpg

2025-05-01 16:21:14

TIL that in 1976 the argentinian dictatorship kidnapped two french nuns who where helping families of dissappeared dissidents. They were held captive and thrown to the sea by plane. The dictators joke about them as being "the flying nuns" making reference to the american sitcom starring Sally Field
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Domon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kcckj7/til_that_in_1976_the_argentinian_dictatorship/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/433/489/289/480/418/original/a6d04ab74357a46d.jpg

2025-05-01 16:06:08

TIL legendary voice actor Mel Blanc was in a severe car accident that put him in a coma. After two weeks of unresponsiveness, his neurologist tried to address him as Bugs Bunny instead. Blanc responded in a weak Bugs Bunny voice, and he eventually recovered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Blanc
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kccc63/til_legendary_voice_actor_mel_blanc_was_in_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/433/429/876/986/789/original/cbc35274a8466410.jpg

2025-05-01 13:36:03

TIL the music used in the infamous “You wouldn’t steal a car” anti-piracy ads was itself pirated. It was used without the permission of the musician, Melchior Reitveldt, who found out that his music was part of the campaign when he purchased a Harry Potter DVD and saw the ad play at the beginning.
https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/01/29/3678851.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc8w7w/til_the_music_used_in_the_infamous_you_wouldnt/

2025-05-01 12:21:03

TIL that the best guess for the next "civilization-threatening" volcanic eruption is around 17,000 years from now. This will eject 1 million tonnes of pyroclastic material.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_far_future
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc7crn/til_that_the_best_guess_for_the_next/

2025-05-01 12:06:05

TIL about the Svalbard Seed Vault - a secure backup facility to preserve a wide variety of plant seeds, safeguarding global crop diversity against potential disasters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svalbard_Global_Seed_Vault
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc6tn9/til_about_the_svalbard_seed_vault_a_secure_backup/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/432/485/997/380/145/original/d795c5797293a4ca.jpg

2025-05-01 11:51:16

TIL that when determining the atomic mass of each chemical elements, the English chemist William Prout deduced that the building block of the atom is primarily the atom of Hydrogen. Though Prout’s hypothesis was not entirely accurate, because atom's building block is the proton.
https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/william-prout/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc6ptf/til_that_when_determining_the_atomic_mass_of_each/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/432/427/694/966/537/original/fdb0de8f56a9232f.jpg

2025-05-01 11:21:04

TIL Mary Jane Rathburn aka Brownie Mary was known for illegally baking and distributing cannabis brownies to AIDs patients in the 1980s. Despite several arrests her defiant stance and grandmotherly image garnered public sympathy and media attention, helping to shift perceptions of medical cannabis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownie_Mary?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc61wc/til_mary_jane_rathburn_aka_brownie_mary_was_known/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/432/308/922/868/854/original/9a4fd0a26c802173.jpg

2025-05-01 10:36:03

TIL The black death caused an inflation of dowries in medieval Florence which the government solved by establishing a public dowry fund: when a girl turned 5, families would deposit on the dowry bank on her behalf, which would accrue about 10% a year and would be withdrawn when she got married
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_delle_doti
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc5igd/til_the_black_death_caused_an_inflation_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/432/131/963/278/416/original/d52c688173f28ee4.jpg

2025-05-01 06:21:03

TIL that Baby Shark Dance gets about 5 million views a DAY on average.
https://iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/entertainment/2024-08-16-baby-shark-and-despacito-are-the-most-popular-youtube-videos-of-all-time/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc1ym2/til_that_baby_shark_dance_gets_about_5_million/

2025-05-01 05:51:14

TIL the gang known as MS-13 started when group of teenage heavy-metal lovers founded the Mara Salvatrucha Stoners. Their hand symbol originated from Black Sabbath singer Ronnie James Dio.
https://www.crashoutmedia.com/p/ms-13-from-la-stoners-to-foreign
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kc1d40/til_the_gang_known_as_ms13_started_when_group_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/431/011/974/912/718/original/53fac9d7e94fa3df.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

2025-05-01 04:36:17

TIL that there is only one person born in the 1900s decade alive today and born during King Edward VII’s reign. Also she is the oldest British person ever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Caterham
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbzzs7/til_that_there_is_only_one_person_born_in_the/

2025-05-01 03:51:03

TIL in 1890, August Kekulé, who was a German scientist, announced that his discovery of the ring structure of benzene came to him in a dream. Kekulé talked about dancing and whirling atoms. The atoms arranged themselves as a snake. He dreamed of the snake eating its own tail.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_Kekul%C3%A9
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbzdqt/til_in_1890_august_kekulé_who_was_a_german/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/430/539/444/761/763/original/c7066e7bf05c7344.jpg

2025-05-01 03:06:03

TIL about Cher Ami, a WWI homing pigeon who was shot through the chest, blinded in one eye, and flying with a nearly severed leg—yet still delivered a message that saved 194 men, earned a Croix de Guerre, and now rests in the Smithsonian.
https://www.si.edu/object/cher-ami%3Anmah_425415
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbynvv/til_about_cher_ami_a_wwi_homing_pigeon_who_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/430/362/460/641/941/original/9feb871bb3c0704e.jpg

2025-05-01 02:21:07

Til that veggies sparks in the microwave from metals and minerals in them
https://www.childrensmuseum.org/stories/why-veggies-spark-microwave
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbxwkn/til_that_veggies_sparks_in_the_microwave_from/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/430/185/756/058/640/original/6ce618495392aedd.jpg

2025-05-01 01:36:04

TIL in 1937, actor Lionel Barrymore tripped on set and broke his hip and kneecap. To keep him filming, MGM’s Louis B. Mayer allegedly gave him $400 worth of cocaine daily to help him with the pain. Barrymore is now best known as the villainous Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Barrymore
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbx3ay/til_in_1937_actor_lionel_barrymore_tripped_on_set/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/430/008/612/446/439/original/82453b736bd124e8.jpg

2025-05-01 01:21:06

TIL The Zulu lyrics at the start of Circle of Life in the Lion King translate to ‘Here comes a lion, father, Oh yes it’s a lion. A lion we’re going to conquer, a lion, a lion and a leopard come to this open place.’
https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/circle-of-life-english-lyrics-lion-king/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbwk36/til_the_zulu_lyrics_at_the_start_of_circle_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/429/949/771/077/926/original/9716a5089a7f9ed4.jpg

2025-05-01 01:06:04

TIL that Richard Nixon’s infamous “I am not a crook” line was not made in reference to the Watergate scandal, but rather to a separate allegation that he had committed tax fraud.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_process_against_Richard_Nixon#Start_of_Judiciary_Committee_investigation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbwewm/til_that_richard_nixons_infamous_i_am_not_a_crook/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/429/890/664/850/577/original/c0208eeb4f35d01c.jpg

2025-04-30 22:06:03

TIL that men and women have similar rates of loneliness, with women generally reporting slightly higher rates than men, despite high media coverage of "male loneliness epidemic".
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7763056/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbsst6/til_that_men_and_women_have_similar_rates_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/429/182/846/779/071/original/53f2ba1f8599c3c0.jpg

2025-04-30 21:36:04

TIL the deadliest maritime disaster in U.S. history happened in 1865 when the steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River, killing over 1,700 passengers — mostly Union soldiers returning home from the Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbs0gr/til_the_deadliest_maritime_disaster_in_us_history/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/429/064/899/245/590/original/2351214adccc6f4d.jpg

2025-04-30 20:36:03

TIL that US doctors infected Guatemalan prisoners with syphilis in secret experiments.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-11457552
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbqhfr/til_that_us_doctors_infected_guatemalan_prisoners/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/428/828/929/878/125/original/860849142ecbe233.jpg

2025-04-30 20:06:03

TIL in Greece it is common for both bridegrooms and brides to wear stefanas (tiara-like headwear)
https://greekherald.com.au/culture/five-greek-wedding-traditions-meaning-behind-them
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbppj9/til_in_greece_it_is_common_for_both_bridegrooms/

2025-04-30 18:21:10

TIL that voice activated locks that promised to only open if the correct person spoke the correct password into a microphone have been around since 1908
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/133968822
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbnfgm/til_that_voice_activated_locks_that_promised_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/428/298/544/383/481/original/c952c1c8aba060a6.jpg

2025-04-30 18:06:03

TIL: that despite the controversy over Ada Lovelace being the "first programmer," she was the first to realize that the Analytical Engine—the earliest concept of a computer—could act on things beyond numbers, like music or symbols, marking her as a visionary who saw the full potential of computers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbn0fd/til_that_despite_the_controversy_over_ada/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/428/239/110/642/127/original/0df4ed660bdc646a.jpg

2025-04-30 17:51:04

TIL that while on a trip to Moscow, someone stole and attempted to ransom the costumes from the popular Australian kids TV show “Bananas in Pyjamas.”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/russian-mob-stole-costumes-iconic-015651936.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbm88q/til_that_while_on_a_trip_to_moscow_someone_stole/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/428/180/190/891/691/original/0920bf3dc8a391a0.jpg

2025-04-30 17:36:14

TIL caffe mocha gets its name from a port town of Mokha in Yemen, which was a port city famous for coffee trade in 15th century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caff%C3%A8_mocha
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbm6zi/til_caffe_mocha_gets_its_name_from_a_port_town_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/428/121/886/515/825/original/49dc53a1c85cc4aa.jpg

2025-04-30 17:21:06

TIL about democracy sausage. In Australia, it has become a custom to sell sausages at polling stations on election day. It's usually a fundraiser for the institution that houses the polling station, and can be their biggest fundraiser of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_sausage
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kblxk3/til_about_democracy_sausage_in_australia_it_has/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/428/062/333/816/132/original/7bf9427ba50829c2.jpg

2025-04-30 14:21:17

TIL in 1917 Italy had a Prime-Minister called 'Vittorio Emanuele' at the same time they had a King called 'Victor Emmanuel'.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Emanuele_Orlando
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbhhh9/til_in_1917_italy_had_a_primeminister_called/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/427/355/288/122/529/original/5a46c544978c2905.jpg

2025-04-30 13:36:03

TIL- There is a phenomenon called Sycophancy in GPT models. Chatgpt just rolled back their GPT-4o update because apparently it was too agreeable or sycophantic.
https://openai.com/index/sycophancy-in-gpt-4o/?utm_campaign=fullarticle&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=inshorts
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbgeq6/til_there_is_a_phenomenon_called_sycophancy_in/

2025-04-30 12:36:14

TIL about Clara Gantt, the widow of Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Gantt, who waited 63 years for the return of her husband's remains after he was captured during the Korean War. He passed away in captivity in 1951, but his remains weren’t identified until 2013.
https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-1221-veteran-remains-20131221-story.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbf1y0/til_about_clara_gantt_the_widow_of_army_sgt_1st/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/426/942/236/944/639/original/2735a2d782e49ef4.jpg

2025-04-30 11:51:15

TIL that in 2010, thousands of women participated in “Boobquake,” a global online protest organized by a graduate student to mock an Iranian cleric’s claim that women who dress immodestly cause earthquakes.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/boobquake-tests-cleric-s-claim-with-cleavage-1.916524
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbeai9/til_that_in_2010_thousands_of_women_participated/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/426/765/350/821/768/original/a722a55ee4e9e27b.jpg

2025-04-30 08:36:06

TIL That Wile E. Coyote got killed over two hundred different ways in total between 1949 and 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeKwbGOrqqk
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbbfio/til_that_wile_e_coyote_got_killed_over_two/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/425/997/958/535/830/original/3da6ff637944226c.jpg

2025-04-30 07:21:03

TIL that the chemical colchicine is used both for general plant germination and as a treatment for gout.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchicine
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kbaj6x/til_that_the_chemical_colchicine_is_used_both_for/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/425/702/889/959/384/original/b56a8f8036dae4ec.jpg

2025-04-30 06:21:04

TIL a programming bug caused Mazda infotainment systems to brick whenever someone tried to play the podcast, 99% Invisible, because the software recognized "% I" as an instruction and not a string
https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-roman-mars-mazda-virus/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb9pb8/til_a_programming_bug_caused_mazda_infotainment/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/425/466/987/130/566/original/e8f155532c4890ba.jpg

2025-04-30 05:21:03

TIL in the 1952 Texas gubernatorial election, the Democratic candidate, Allan Shivers, was endorsed by the Republican party, who did not nominate their own candidate. Thus, Allan Shivers ran against himself, winning with 73% of the Democratic votes against 24% of his Republican votes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Texas_gubernatorial_election
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb8naz/til_in_the_1952_texas_gubernatorial_election_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/425/231/025/898/338/original/7661169bff58d12a.jpg

2025-04-30 04:21:05

TIL the memory systems within brains of child geniuses are differently sized and connected compared to the brains of regular children.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8613411/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb7pk8/til_the_memory_systems_within_brains_of_child/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/424/995/196/863/849/original/2688929ebd2da64c.jpg

2025-04-30 03:51:04

TIL there was a lost parody of the Iliad called the Diliad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicochares
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb79ww/til_there_was_a_lost_parody_of_the_iliad_called/

2025-04-30 01:06:06

TIL : There are major changes in Brain Structure and Function in a Multisport Cohort of Retired Female and Male Athletes, Many Years after Suffering a Concussion
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38549627/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb3ubb/til_there_are_major_changes_in_brain_structure/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/424/228/521/789/150/original/759e7a3a576fe437.jpg

2025-04-30 00:51:03

TIL that "Vincent" is a song by Don McLean, written as a tribute to Vincent van Gogh. Its commonly known opening lyric, "Starry, Starry Night", is a reference to Van Gogh's 1889 painting The Starry Night.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_(Don_McLean_song)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb3qnb/til_that_vincent_is_a_song_by_don_mclean_written/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/424/169/302/656/885/original/bf963761ec5aa383.jpg

2025-04-30 00:21:04

TIL that there was actually a jelly bean shortage in 2023. Apparently pectin and starch were in short supply a couple years ago.
https://www.observer-reporter.com/news/2023/mar/20/the-year-without-jellybeans-shortage-leaves-empty-space-in-this-years-easter-baskets/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb39lb/til_that_there_was_actually_a_jelly_bean_shortage/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/424/051/437/932/266/original/5cc0f2feb5ae7498.jpg

2025-04-30 00:06:04

TIL that during a 1966 interview as a Vietnam War POW, U.S. Navy officer Jeremiah Denton blinked the word "TORTURE" in Morse code with his eyes, secretly confirming North Vietnamese abuse to American intelligence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Denton#Vietnam_War
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb2zkb/til_that_during_a_1966_interview_as_a_vietnam_war/

2025-04-29 23:51:13

TIL of the "Ouroboros Effect" - a collapse of AI models caused by a lack of original, human-generated content; thereby forcing them to "feed" on synthetic content, thereby leading to a rapid spiral of stupidity, sameness, and intellectual decay
https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/24/model-collapse-scientists-warn-against-letting-ai-eat-its-own-tail/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb2nyu/til_of_the_ouroboros_effect_a_collapse_of_ai/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/423/934/015/766/757/original/6f1783e356488d1e.jpg

2025-04-29 23:21:12

TIL nobody really knows where the $ came from
https://www.southernliving.com/news/history-of-the-dollar-sign
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb1z9v/til_nobody_really_knows_where_the_came_from/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/423/816/006/925/924/original/e446c3311570f4bb.jpg

2025-04-29 22:21:14

TIL: The owner of Pakistan's largest bank started as a cash and carry and now owns Bargain Booze
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bestway
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kb0ofx/til_the_owner_of_pakistans_largest_bank_started/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/423/580/216/808/472/original/18f86f5c1db7b78b.jpg

2025-04-29 21:51:13

TIL the youngest pope in history, Pope Benedict IX, was about 14 when first elected. He is the only person to have been Pope more than once, and the only person ever accused of selling the papacy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_IX
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kaz6ej/til_the_youngest_pope_in_history_pope_benedict_ix/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/423/462/157/427/424/original/eb2b037899ea6d4c.jpg

2025-04-29 21:36:04

TIL that Günther Burstyn ("the inventor of the first tank") might have been one of the few jews who had personal meeting with and was awarded by medal with Adolf Hitler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunther_Burstyn
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kay8gl/til_that_günther_burstyn_the_inventor_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/423/402/640/149/136/original/b4c9c1cf18a586e7.jpg

2025-04-29 21:21:04

TIL that Nikola Tesla possessed an eidetic memory but also suffered from OCD. The scientist was compelled to do things in threes, he was obsessed with pigeons and averted women with earrings. Died at the age of 86 alone into an hotel room.
https://www.aaas.org/taxonomy/term/10/brilliant-and-tortured-world-nikola-tesla
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kay6ln/til_that_nikola_tesla_possessed_an_eidetic_memory/

2025-04-29 21:06:04

TIL that Kinder chocolate is not from Germany rather it's the product of Italian company Ferrero
https://www.ferrero.com/int/en/our-brands/kinder#:~:text=The%20Kinder%C2%AE%20story%20starts,birth%20of%20Kinder%C2%AE%20Chocolate
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kaxr49/til_that_kinder_chocolate_is_not_from_germany/

2025-04-29 20:36:06

TIL that metals can form whiskers that slowly grow over time, especially in electronical devices. The exact process that make them is unknown and can cause problems like short circuits and arcing. These whiskers can become airborne and cause serious problems in large server rooms.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whisker_(metallurgy)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kawk3t/til_that_metals_can_form_whiskers_that_slowly/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/423/166/831/125/937/original/e0e7a609c0c05817.jpg

2025-04-29 20:06:03

TIL: Beach towels are designed to have one side for drying off and one softer, less absorbent side for sitting on. They’re also lighter weight so they dry faster than bath towels for multiple uses in a day
https://gizmodo.com/there-is-a-right-and-a-wrong-way-to-use-a-beach-towel-5937273
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kavr4m/til_beach_towels_are_designed_to_have_one_side/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/423/048/645/971/965/original/0bb07ff2dc1dae6c.jpg

2025-04-29 19:36:04

TIL that ketchup was once sold as medicina. In the 1830s it was marketed as a cure for ailments such as indigestion.
https://thefactbase.com/ketchup-was-sold-in-the-1830-s-as-medicine/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kav2wq/til_that_ketchup_was_once_sold_as_medicina_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/422/930/775/303/609/original/1be9b18ade886a44.jpg

2025-04-29 19:21:04

TIL the name “Phoenix” for the capital of Arizona stems from the history of the city being built on previously constructed canals by the Hohokam, just as the Phoenix in mythology rises from the ashes of its former iteration
https://www.azfamily.com/page/how-the-city-of-phoenix-really-got-its-name/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kav042/til_the_name_phoenix_for_the_capital_of_arizona/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/422/871/769/568/466/original/1f3850a88591a6c5.jpg

2025-04-29 18:51:04

TIL Green beans and other vegetables can cause your microwave to arc
https://www.discovery.com/science/Why-Fruit-Vegetables-Spark-Microwave
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kaufcx/til_green_beans_and_other_vegetables_can_cause/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/422/753/815/517/521/original/ff45e20801e4c7eb.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 17:06:04

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

2025-04-29 15:36:03

TIL there's another Y2K in 2038, Y2K38, when systems using 32-bit integers in time-sensitive/measured processes will suffer fatal errors unless updated to 64-bit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kaqbl9/til_theres_another_y2k_in_2038_y2k38_when_systems/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/421/986/952/260/378/original/7058f1237d93124f.jpg

2025-04-29 15:06:04

TIL of Steve Maman, also known as the Jewish Schindler, for his work helping hundreds escape slavery and captivity
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/yazidi-woman-freed-gaza-fawzia-amin-sido/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kaprb5/til_of_steve_maman_also_known_as_the_jewish/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/421/869/059/931/222/original/c99a7a42c1504c99.jpg

2025-04-29 14:51:04

TIL of Ambo the fisherman, who has been friends for over 20 years with a wild crocodile named Rizka. Ambo once had to leave town for 2 years for work and the crocodile still remembered him.
https://www.odditycentral.com/animals/fisherman-forms-touching-bond-with-4-meter-long-crocodile.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kapmgt/til_of_ambo_the_fisherman_who_has_been_friends/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/421/810/088/034/141/original/0eff525a99694768.jpg

2025-04-29 14:21:03

TIL the young adult author Robert Cormier put his own home phone number in one of his novels, and thousands of readers called him at home before his death in 2000.
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-nov-11-me-50378-story.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kap1p1/til_the_young_adult_author_robert_cormier_put_his/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/421/692/048/922/674/original/afd547b3cf49ab50.jpg

2025-04-29 12:36:13

TIL that before he teamed up with Cheech, Tommy Chong played guitar for Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers, a Canadian soul group who had a minor hit in 1968 called "Does Your Mama Know About Me"
https://youtu.be/WsFuZ4Lap4Q?si=3I8gR17HCMG0NCGi
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kalysk/til_that_before_he_teamed_up_with_cheech_tommy/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/421/279/817/545/101/original/5e55c4992a249517.jpg

2025-04-29 12:21:03

TIL that William Randolph Hearst went to great lengths to shut down the production of Citizen Kane, going so far as to purportedly arranging for a naked woman to jump into director Orson Welles' arms at his hotel room; a photographer would be hiding to take a "salacious" photo of them.
https://www.dannydutch.com/post/william-randolph-hearst-and-the-birth-of-fake-news
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kalwih/til_that_william_randolph_hearst_went_to_great/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/421/220/228/562/800/original/ee0b2c0e584f0312.jpg

2025-04-29 10:36:03

TIL about Gene Moe, An Alaskan Hunter that in 1999 Killed a 750LB Kodiak bear with a pocket knife when he was 69 years old
https://www.themeateater.com/conservation/wildlife-management/a-knife-fight-with-a-brown-bear-the-story-of-gene-moe
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kaki1i/til_about_gene_moe_an_alaskan_hunter_that_in_1999/
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2025-04-29 09:21:19

TIL GPS was opened up for public use in 1983 by Ronald Reagan following a Korean Airlines flight being shot down after wandering into Soviet airspace
https://odimpact.org/case-united-states-opening-gps-data-for-civilian-use.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kairnp/til_gps_was_opened_up_for_public_use_in_1983_by/
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2025-04-29 08:21:03

TIL Joseph D. Kucan, known for portraying Kane in the Command & Conquer series, has been cited as the "longest recurring actor in any video game franchise", despite being initially hired only for directing the voice talent.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_D._Kucan
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1kahqqp/til_joseph_d_kucan_known_for_portraying_kane_in/
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2025-04-28 21:51:03

TIL 20% of the US population watched the 1978 World Series, while only 2.7% watched the 2024 World Series
https://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wstv.shtml
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka7b18/til_20_of_the_us_population_watched_the_1978/

2025-04-28 21:06:03

TIL that Toyota Motor Co was originally named after it's founder Toyoda, but the name was changed to Toyota because it sounds better and in Japanese characters it is 8 strokes, a lucky number, versus the 10 strokes for Toyoda. (Obviously in Japanese, not anglicized spelling)
https://www.wilsonvilletoyota.com/blog/social/why-is-it-toyota-and-not-toyoda/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka6est/til_that_toyota_motor_co_was_originally_named/

2025-04-28 20:51:03

TIL that there exist programmable switches that do nothing but push buttons under remote control
https://newatlas.com/around-the-home/app-controlled-fingerbot-internetofthings/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka5ji9/til_that_there_exist_programmable_switches_that/
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2025-04-28 20:36:03

TIL Connecticut has an official State Troubadour who "functions as an ambassador of music and song and promotes cultural literacy among Connecticut citizens"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connecticut_State_Troubadour
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka3zo9/til_connecticut_has_an_official_state_troubadour/

2025-04-28 20:21:04

TIL that "Tirpitz", a pig captured from the German Navy after a 1915 battle near Chile, became the mascot of HMS Glasgow. Awarded a fake Iron Cross for bravery, she was later auctioned to raise funds for charity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirpitz_(pig)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka3qnm/til_that_tirpitz_a_pig_captured_from_the_german/
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2025-04-28 18:21:04

TIL that scientists used to think bismuth was the heaviest non-radioactive element. In 2003, it was discovered to be radioactive; but its half life is a billion times longer than the current age of the universe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka1zt5/til_that_scientists_used_to_think_bismuth_was_the/
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2025-04-28 17:36:03

TIL Ford’s electric Mach-E outsold the gas-powered Mustang for the first time in 2024
https://auto1news.com/ford-mustang-sales-plunge-by-31-6/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ka1bwr/til_fords_electric_mache_outsold_the_gaspowered/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/416/796/516/433/494/original/d893f0015f2699c7.jpg