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2025-04-23 17:21:03

TIL that in 2013, doctors kept a man's severed hand alive by grafting it to his ankle.
https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/17/health/china-hand-leg/index.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k64s5h/til_that_in_2013_doctors_kept_a_mans_severed_hand/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/388/425/996/448/378/original/c1e58e516a07dcec.jpg

2025-04-22 23:06:04

TIL about Fish Doorbell, a Dutch livestream of a dam that allows viewers to click a bell to notify fish are ready to pass through
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_doorbell
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k5j2co/til_about_fish_doorbell_a_dutch_livestream_of_a/

2025-04-21 07:21:07

TIL The often-quoted low IQ of developing countries is based on bogus and misleading data
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5trm?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k47kk1/til_the_oftenquoted_low_iq_of_developing/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/374/742/212/913/196/original/b59424ee89a9042b.jpg

2025-04-19 13:21:04

TIL Paul Revere was a master silversmith
https://www.history.com/articles/11-things-you-may-not-know-about-paul-revere
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k2vncn/til_paul_revere_was_a_master_silversmith/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/364/833/072/098/298/original/63cb8422cbfeaec6.jpg

2025-04-16 15:21:03

TIL about "Better than sex cake", a type of cake originating from the United States and is known by similar names such as "better than Robert Redford cake" and "next best thing to Robert Redford".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Better_than_sex_cake
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1k0m2pg/til_about_better_than_sex_cake_a_type_of_cake/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/348/317/960/034/919/original/dd62f28ecd49e52e.jpg

2025-04-13 17:51:03

TIL Spartans were paedophile and slave owners. Infanticide was a common practice in Sparta. They also took money from Persians to fight against Athens in the Peloponnesian war.
https://acoup.blog/2019/08/16/collections-this-isnt-sparta-part-i-spartan-school/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jyd8cf/til_spartans_were_paedophile_and_slave_owners/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/331/920/851/592/580/original/752bbb7ea02b4125.jpg

2025-04-09 13:21:04

TIL that the remains at the archaeological site of the oldest known wooden-built structure (think log cabin style) are thought to be from 476,000 years ago. Kalambo Structure, Kalambo Falls, Lake Tanganyika, southeast Africa.
https://www.sci.news/archaeology/wooden-structure-kalambo-falls-zambia-12283.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jv5l1q/til_that_the_remains_at_the_archaeological_site/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/308/209/956/021/234/original/8bccb3707e846ddb.jpg

2025-04-08 02:51:02

TIL that whales used to walk on land, and dogs can smell time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x0EHp9AJGE
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ju2dvd/til_that_whales_used_to_walk_on_land_and_dogs_can/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/300/070/316/861/391/original/326b1086997e1401.jpg

2025-04-07 14:21:37

TIL that in Bollante, Italy, there's a restaurant called "InGalera", Italian for "InPrison", which is run inside a prison, with the inmates working as cooks and waiters
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/prisoners-serve-fine-dining-italy-s-ingaleria-jailhouse-restaurant-n551521
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jtljs2/til_that_in_bollante_italy_theres_a_restaurant/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/297/122/527/650/668/original/299cf4f85b684601.jpg

2025-03-17 19:51:03

TIL of the Hitler Teapot - a teapot that sold out at JC Penny stores once people noticed it resembled Hitler
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_teapot
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1jdk3co/til_of_the_hitler_teapot_a_teapot_that_sold_out/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/179/510/332/705/132/original/48cbdd7a47b57c97.jpg

2025-03-13 11:36:03

TIL Drinking coffee doesn't make you more alert, caffeine study reveals
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jun/02/drinking-coffee-alert-caffeine?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ja95kk/til_drinking_coffee_doesnt_make_you_more_alert/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/154/914/687/615/863/original/04f92e68426c4a50.jpg

2025-03-12 20:51:04

TIL about Grand Theft Hamlet, a documentary where two unemployed actors put on a full production of Hamlet — staged and filmed entirely inside the video game Grand Theft Auto Online (2013)
https://www.undiscoveredcountryfilm.com/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j9spm5/til_about_grand_theft_hamlet_a_documentary_where/

2025-03-11 19:51:04

TIL that the term “Podcast” is a portmanteau of iPod and Broadcast. The term was coined by a journalist from The Guardian, Ben Hammersley, in 2004 in an article discussing the popularity of “online radio”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8zjh8/til_that_the_term_podcast_is_a_portmanteau_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/145/536/510/357/459/original/1a00055184178db1.jpg

2025-03-11 19:21:03

TIL that the term *boycott* is named after the land agent Charles Boycott, against whom the tactic was used by Irish nationalists in opposition to the system of English landlords in Ireland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boycott
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8z23y/til_that_the_term_boycott_is_named_after_the_land/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/145/418/495/892/612/original/3c5cf9f5c8f6a6f4.jpg

2025-03-11 18:21:03

TIL as of 2024 there are 756 billionaires residing in the USA alone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_the_number_of_billionaires
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8xm5k/til_as_of_2024_there_are_756_billionaires/

2025-03-11 17:06:04

TIL Lobsters urinate from their face. They also piss on each other's face to communicate social status
https://freshieslobsterco.com/blogs/lifestyle/10-weirdest-things-about-lobsters
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8vpe3/til_lobsters_urinate_from_their_face_they_also/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/144/887/699/237/979/original/9771be83b327892a.jpg

2025-03-11 09:36:03

TIL Martha Gellhorn, wife of Ernest Hemingway, impersonated a medic to go ashore without permission on D-Day. She was the only woman to report from the landing beaches.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/martha-gellhorn-was-the-only-woman-to-report-on-the-d-day-landings-from-the-ground-180984456/#:~:text=Gellhorn's%20success%20rankled%20Hemingway%2C%20resulting,cover%20…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8mvou/til_martha_gellhorn_wife_of_ernest_hemingway/

2025-03-11 09:06:04

TIL that in 2001 Everest has been successfully climbed by a blind person. He's also completed the Eight Summits. Since then there are at least 3 blind people who have also reached Everest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Weihenmayer
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8mi9u/til_that_in_2001_everest_has_been_successfully/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/143/000/252/885/090/original/649e6f26ddc5eee5.jpg

2025-03-11 08:36:03

TIL that when Charles II of Spain died on 1 November 1700, at age 38, the autopsy recorded that his "heart was the size of a peppercorn; his lungs corroded; his intestines rotten and gangrenous; he had a single testicle, black as coal, and his head was full of water." Apart from that he was OK.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_Spain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8m1eo/til_that_when_charles_ii_of_spain_died_on_1/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/142/882/248/559/996/original/1a48871abf08235e.jpg

2025-03-11 08:21:06

TIL Benjamin Franklin considered all Europeans “Swarthy” and he considered only the Saxons as purely white, wishing “their numbers were increased”
https://www.columbia.edu/~lmg21/ash3002y/earlyac99/documents/observations.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8lwtu/til_benjamin_franklin_considered_all_europeans/

2025-03-11 07:36:03

TIL a music producer in Japan put two different endings for the physical CDs of an album themed around quantum physics. This way, people would "observe" one of the two outcomes of the album, as in quantum mechanics.
https://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/%E7%B8%BA#cite_ref-observation_1-1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8l9sn/til_a_music_producer_in_japan_put_two_different/

2025-03-11 07:21:03

TIL that Magnolia were named after French Botanist Pierre Magnol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnolia#Taxonomy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8kz72/til_that_magnolia_were_named_after_french/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/142/587/353/516/321/original/35da1370f2aac64b.jpg

2025-03-11 06:51:03

TIL that Richard Nixon was a very successful poker player, using his winnings to contribute 20% of the cost of his first Congressional campaign
https://www.history.com/news/richard-nixon-campaign-funds-wwii-poker
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8kmrp/til_that_richard_nixon_was_a_very_successful/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/142/469/375/144/397/original/1a1d2093569c4ce2.jpg

2025-03-11 06:36:03

TIL Ohio once misprinted their new license plates showing the Wright Flyer flying backwards. They had to recycle 35000 license plates which were misprinted.
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/25/1048991822/ohio-reverses-course-after-its-new-license-plates-showed-the-wright-flyer-backwa
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8kfkh/til_ohio_once_misprinted_their_new_license_plates/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/142/410/426/166/745/original/64d9625cfaae817e.jpg

2025-03-11 05:21:03

TIL before the Great Depression (1930's), the US President at the time came up with a tariff strategy called the Hawley Tariff Act, despite warnings against it. It was imposed on many other nations, including Mexico and Canada, who then retaliated with their own tariffs, causing worldwide suffering.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E2%80%93Hawley_Tariff_Act
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8jgyp/til_before_the_great_depression_1930s_the_us/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/142/115/508/827/534/original/5582d5d7d7ca2bc7.jpg

2025-03-11 05:06:04

TIL the capital of Delaware is Dover
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dover,_Delaware
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8j2ic/til_the_capital_of_delaware_is_dover/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/142/056/548/660/283/original/067821d8b49f9e92.jpg

2025-03-11 04:51:03

TIL that Nicolas Cage turned down Dumb and Dumber in favor of Leaving Las Vegas
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nicolas-cage-ghost-rider_n_1276728
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8i2u8/til_that_nicolas_cage_turned_down_dumb_and_dumber/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/141/997/546/413/487/original/9a8ba23b61a4c326.jpg

2025-03-11 03:21:04

TIL a monarch’s suicide was an essential stepping stone for preparing the world stage for the event that would mark the start of WW1.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayerling_incident
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8g9vp/til_a_monarchs_suicide_was_an_essential_stepping/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/141/643/654/475/152/original/a3a3ddb50476412e.jpg

2025-03-11 03:06:04

TIL a 2012 study compared a nation's chocolate consumption to the number of Nobel prize laureates per capita that it had and found an incredibly close correlation between the two. Countries with the most Nobel prize laureates per capita consumed the most chocolate. Switzerland finished first in both
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-20356613
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8fx5d/til_a_2012_study_compared_a_nations_chocolate/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/141/584/714/847/619/original/654b2b97979f17f3.jpg

2025-03-10 23:36:03

TIL the Cutty Sark was a famous ship during the Tea Trade. Launched in 1870, it was designed to win the Tea Races from the Far East. The first ship to bring tea from China could command the highest prices in England. It was named after a witch in a Robert Burns poem and inspired the whisky brand.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutty_Sark
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8brj3/til_the_cutty_sark_was_a_famous_ship_during_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/140/758/913/417/293/original/b7c655119f5fe304.jpg

2025-03-10 23:21:03

TIL Male Sea-Monkeys have long arms and will fight over females, but if one dies the winner must remain attached to the corpse for the rest of its life and is then unable to mate anyway.
https://www.keenesentinel.com/elf/monkey-sea-monkey-do/article_352b4956-cbaf-11ec-8ddd-67440f62e091.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8bq3c/til_male_seamonkeys_have_long_arms_and_will_fight/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/140/699/918/600/411/original/cd95c3db6e2ae282.jpg

2025-03-10 23:06:03

TIL what the Gilded Age was really like, how closely it resembles today, and what people back then tried to do about it
https://youtu.be/yjpYzFtxfjU?si=Jq_7ff6pyYT_aivg
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8bo1r/til_what_the_gilded_age_was_really_like_how/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/140/640/945/376/737/original/eb6a7a25d3bda251.jpg

2025-03-10 22:51:02

TIL that the father of actress Rebecca De Mornay, Wally George, was a conservative radio and television commentator who titled himself "Mr. America". Here he is getting prank called for 2 hours.
https://youtu.be/1k29-cmxb8g?si=oSrfJrijfkT_8stL
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j8blid/til_that_the_father_of_actress_rebecca_de_mornay/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/140/581/905/181/694/original/ce02a1fe112ba6f0.jpg

2025-03-10 21:51:03

TIL Austrian rightwing politician Ernst Starhemberg died from a heart attack while he assaulted a paparazzi for taking a picture of him
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_R%C3%BCdiger_Starhemberg#Biography
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j89th9/til_austrian_rightwing_politician_ernst/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/140/346/006/693/862/original/b78a9815ffbf5400.jpg

2025-03-10 21:21:04

TIL Before her marriage to Mao Zedong, Jiang Qing was an actress in 1930s Chinese cinema. Her co-star an actress named Li Lili frequently upstaged her. Decades later during the Cultural Revolution, Jiang ordered the arrest and torture of Li and her husband. Li survived but her husband did not.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Lili
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j89f4y/til_before_her_marriage_to_mao_zedong_jiang_qing/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/140/228/116/892/909/original/3c287549f0ec8e44.jpg

2025-03-10 20:21:03

TIL Canada used to have 'Johnny Cash' machines that were ATMs endorsed by Johnny Cash
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/johnny-cash-hilarious-commercials/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j86vts/til_canada_used_to_have_johnny_cash_machines_that/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/139/992/102/162/906/original/2a8eec48b86f3579.jpg

2025-03-10 20:06:03

TIL in 1966 a relatively unknown American musician joined legendary guitarist Eric Clapton onstage and performed "Killing Floor," a song Clapton himself deemed too difficult to perform live. This musician was Jimi Hendrix and this event became subsequently known as "The day Hendrix killed God."
https://www.loudersound.com/features/hendrix-regent-polytechnic
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j868ag/til_in_1966_a_relatively_unknown_american/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/139/933/131/257/836/original/84a43215fb1adc31.jpg

2025-03-10 15:36:03

TIL Paul Verhoeven was the first person to accept Razzie award in ceremony. He gave speech about driven out of his country for being "sick and perverted and disgusting".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_who_have_accepted_Golden_Raspberry_Awards
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j80m19/til_paul_verhoeven_was_the_first_person_to_accept/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/138/871/445/978/719/original/4b7d240d997fab98.jpg

2025-03-10 15:06:03

TIL that “The Cloister and the Hearth,” a historical novel written in 1861 by Charles Reade, was the favorite book of both Thomas Wolfe and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Rudyard Kipling & Oscar Wilde loved it; George Orville couldn’t stand it. It’s a tale of forbidden love, adventure, betrayal, & action.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cloister_and_the_Hearth
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7zxu7/til_that_the_cloister_and_the_hearth_a_historical/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/138/753/480/566/013/original/21007d4313918344.jpg

2025-03-10 14:51:03

TIL that PET scans work based on antimatter. The patient is injected with a radioactive material that generates positrons, which annihilate with electrons in the patient’s body. The PET scanner detects the gamma radiation that’s generated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positron_emission_tomography
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7zu6r/til_that_pet_scans_work_based_on_antimatter_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/138/694/504/315/021/original/cbb971f968723014.jpg

2025-03-10 14:36:03

TIL that the Talking Heads' lead singer David Byrne has given an explanation for the big suit famously seen in the concert film "Stop Making Sense"; it was to make his head look smaller.
https://www.mrporter.com/en-sg/journal/fashion/one-memorable-look-david-byrne-supersized-suit-9979044
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7ztvn/til_that_the_talking_heads_lead_singer_david/

2025-03-10 14:21:05

TIL the song “Vincent” by Don McLean (Starry Starry Night) was one of Tupac Shakur’s favourites, and was played to him on his deathbed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_%28Don_McLean_song%29
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7zofi/til_the_song_vincent_by_don_mclean_starry_starry/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/138/576/683/203/552/original/a60ed7c403cd2874.jpg

2025-03-10 13:51:03

TIL that having sisters makes men more likely to be conservative.
https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/neil-malhotra-having-sisters-makes-men-more-likely-be-republican
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7z28b/til_that_having_sisters_makes_men_more_likely_to/

2025-03-10 13:21:03

TIL that the highest grossing animated movie of all time is Ne Zha 2, a Chinese film which was just released in January 2025 and is still currently in theaters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ne_Zha_2
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7yfs3/til_that_the_highest_grossing_animated_movie_of/

2025-03-10 11:51:03

TIL that Michael Caine began acting because the drama class was full of pretty girls and he wanted to get laid
https://the-talks.com/interview/sir-michael-caine/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7w824/til_that_michael_caine_began_acting_because_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/137/986/703/835/503/original/08797fad184dea04.jpg

2025-03-10 11:36:04

TIL in 2022 a man won a free drink in an air-guitar competition while on a cruise, which is his last memory before waking up overboard in the Gulf of Mexico without the ship in sight. He treaded water for 18 hours & was stung by two swarms of jellyfish all over his legs & arms before being rescued.
https://people.com/human-interest/man-who-fell-overboard-on-cruise-says-thinking…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7webn/til_in_2022_a_man_won_a_free_drink_in_an/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/137/927/762/777/657/original/5287e5988b723a8b.jpg

2025-03-10 10:36:03

TIL that the retired F-15 Advanced Eagle is the fastest US fighter jet ever, with a top operational speed of 1,800 mph, and has never lost a dogfight
https://ig.space/commslink/f-15-the-go-big-or-go-home-us-fighter-jet-thats-never-lost
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7veii/til_that_the_retired_f15_advanced_eagle_is_the/

2025-03-10 10:21:04

TIL of the Greek poet Aeschylus, who died after an eagle dropped a tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a rock on which to break the tortoise's shell.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus#Death
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7vdpj/til_of_the_greek_poet_aeschylus_who_died_after_an/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/137/632/869/738/208/original/f57b63da259eb589.jpg

2025-03-10 08:51:03

TIL from 2000-2018, 284 people went overboard or fell off cruise ships and a further 41 fell off large ferries. In addition, approximately two people go overboard in any given month and between 17%-25% of the people who go overboard are rescued.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_overboard#:~:text=From%202000%20to%202018%2C%20284%20people%20went%20overboard%20or%20fell%20o…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7u7yc/til_from_20002018_284_people_went_overboard_or/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/137/278/921/039/661/original/91b3453a9e2e552c.jpg

2025-03-10 08:36:03

TIL that Marlon Brando obsessively tried to instill discipline in his children. When his son Christian refused to go to school, Brando took him outside, fired a gun into the ground and told him that was what happened to people who didn’t get an education.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/feb/24/familyandrelationships.marlonbrando
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7txt8/til_that_marlon_brando_obsessively_tried_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/137/219/916/708/030/original/941312a30b385687.jpg

2025-03-10 08:21:03

TIL of the Iftar Cannon, an Egyptian tradition of signaling the end of a day's fasting period during Ramadan by firing a single cannon shot at sundown. As a result, some homes and hotels use prop cannons as a type of Ramadan decoration.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iftar_Cannon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7tomw/til_of_the_iftar_cannon_an_egyptian_tradition_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/137/160/982/679/334/original/de8f62c75c8bcae5.jpg

2025-03-09 19:06:03

TIL most major adult film sites are all owned by the same company
https://aylo.com/brands/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7e2mc/til_most_major_adult_film_sites_are_all_owned_by/

2025-03-09 18:36:04

TIL a study that involved listening in on normal conversations at local malls found that out of 1,200 observed “laugh episodes,” only about 10% were generated by a joke. The laughter was primarily generated from social cues through its bonding function between individuals in a group.
https://www.rd.com/list/laughter-facts/#:~:text=In%20his%20book,probably%20a%20genius
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7dwl8/til_a_study_that_involved_listening_in_on_normal/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/133/917/022/792/149/original/32c74f8011278ddb.jpg

2025-03-09 17:06:03

TIL McDonalds in Poland has a Radish & Cottage cheese McMuffin
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/10-international-mcdonald-menu-items-223032127.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7bqve/til_mcdonalds_in_poland_has_a_radish_cottage/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/133/563/054/344/108/original/578185d8f0dab94c.jpg

2025-03-09 16:06:03

TIL that in 1994, 62 children in Zimbabwe claimed they saw a UFO land near their school, with aliens telepathically warning them about environmental destruction. Some still stand by their story today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_School_UFO_incident
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j79xjg/til_that_in_1994_62_children_in_zimbabwe_claimed/

2025-03-09 12:36:03

TIL of The Centipede's Dilemma, originally a poem, it refers to the effect of overthinking or paying too much attention to what we usually do instinctively and how it can lead to failing at it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Centipede's_Dilemma
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j76gfs/til_of_the_centipedes_dilemma_originally_a_poem/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/132/501/325/921/942/original/9318f0d7a40e36c0.jpg

2025-03-09 12:21:03

TIL the Capitol of the Omani empire was moved from Oman (Muscat, Arabian peninsula) to Zanzibar (Africa) in 1840
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Zanzibar
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j767dh/til_the_capitol_of_the_omani_empire_was_moved/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/132/442/350/609/155/original/4d691bdc60583caa.jpg

2025-03-09 12:06:03

TIL There's a Supernatural and Scooby-Doo crossover episode.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoobynatural
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j766ww/til_theres_a_supernatural_and_scoobydoo_crossover/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/132/383/402/824/175/original/46795d188c3ecd90.jpg

2025-03-09 11:21:03

TIL the First Battery-Powered Electric Motor was Invented in 1834 By Thomas and Emily Davenport. In 1837, they Patented a Machine to Run a Printing Press. In 1940, "The Electro-Magnetic and Mechanics Intelligencer,' became the First Magazine ever Printed using Electricity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Davenport_(inventor)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j75h0k/til_the_first_batterypowered_electric_motor_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/132/206/443/192/297/original/423b759e74c34488.jpg

2025-03-09 11:06:04

TIL BBC has actual articles written in pidgin. Can't help but read them like the movies (think calypso in pirates of the carribbean)
https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/articles/c1d4q5g5414o
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j7599s/til_bbc_has_actual_articles_written_in_pidgin/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/132/147/490/111/811/original/1a474ed995721964.jpg

2025-03-09 10:06:04

TIL that in 16th century, powdered Egyptian mummies were sold as medicine in Europe since they were thought to stop internal bleeding and to have other healing properties.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannibalism
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j74iab/til_that_in_16th_century_powdered_egyptian/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/131/911/587/864/734/original/1f1bd586e24985b7.jpg

2025-03-09 09:36:03

TIL about Omayra Sánchez a 13 years old girl, trapped by a landslide for 60 hours, whose final moments were broadcast to the world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omayra_S%C3%A1nchez
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j73ytg/til_about_omayra_sánchez_a_13_years_old_girl/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/131/793/588/023/116/original/929d23b04ee07493.jpg

2025-03-09 08:36:03

TIL Spider-man have daughter called May Parker and she is Spider-girl
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Girl
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j73ckc/til_spiderman_have_daughter_called_may_parker_and/

2025-03-09 08:06:04

TIL that the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (rebuilt using the engines and lower hull of the USS Merrimack) fought to a draw in the Battle of Hampton Roads in 1862, the first battle between two ironclad warships during the American Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j71xd3/til_that_the_uss_monitor_and_the_css_virginia/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/131/439/713/255/839/original/a208f6e17b83d290.jpg

2025-03-09 07:21:04

TIL a nurse discovered she could accurately smell Parkinson's on people before they were diagnosed.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-47627179
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j713r0/til_a_nurse_discovered_she_could_accurately_smell/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/131/262/817/094/370/original/753b6938c9b3a3da.jpg

2025-03-09 05:06:04

TIL that there wasn’t a North Star throughout much of antiquity, and after the year 2100, Polaris (the current North Star) will start moving away from the celestial north pole. There won’t be another North Star until around the year 4200.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_star
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j6zyeq/til_that_there_wasnt_a_north_star_throughout_much/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/130/731/882/770/021/original/e7bcc62bacd1b0c4.jpg

2025-03-09 04:36:03

TIL In Canada, all of Yukon, most of Saskatchewan, and parts of Nunavut, Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec do not observe DST.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j6zqfy/til_in_canada_all_of_yukon_most_of_saskatchewan/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/130/613/924/964/998/original/7cc9d0f90b2bf3a3.jpg

2025-03-09 03:06:04

TIL of the 1963 Children's Crusade in the US, when more than 1,000 students marched in the fight for Civil Rights. Most of them were teenagers, but some were as young as six years old, at least 600 were taken into custody.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Birmingham-Childrens-Crusade
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j6y5wy/til_of_the_1963_childrens_crusade_in_the_us_when/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/130/260/060/007/575/original/742d1c9633ec5d2d.jpg

2025-03-08 19:06:04

TIL that Oxford University existed before the Aztec Empire was founded
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/university-oxford-older-than-aztec-empire-other-facts-will-change-your-perspective-history-1529607/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j6o3v2/til_that_oxford_university_existed_before_the/

2025-03-08 17:51:03

TIL authors in Finland receive library royalties that are almost as much per borrowed book as the royalty for each paperback sold
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/07/16/how-finland-rebranded-itself-as-a-literary-country/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j6lwjd/til_authors_in_finland_receive_library_royalties/

2025-03-08 16:36:04

TIL in 1983 Albert Rizzo set the WR for the longest time treading water at 108 hours. He performed the feat in the sea at Gżira in Malta, eating only liquid food. He extended his record to 132 hours in 1984 before the Guinness Book of Records stopped monitoring the record in 1986 due to its danger.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/albert-rizzo-world-record-treading-water-1983-malta…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j6koli/til_in_1983_albert_rizzo_set_the_wr_for_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/127/782/796/307/776/original/f3fcd8bb2bb6250f.jpg

2025-03-07 04:51:04

TIL Meryl Streep graduated cum laude from Vassar with a Bachelor of Arts in drama and then earned a Masters Degree in Fine Arts from Yale.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meryl_Streep
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j5euew/til_meryl_streep_graduated_cum_laude_from_vassar/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/119/348/321/119/989/original/2dca43a4b105c896.jpg

2025-03-07 02:06:03

TIL coconut water (the liquid inside a young coconut) has been used as a substitute for human blood plasma in emergency situations. It’s far from ideal but it can work.
https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/12/09/4143229.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j5b07a/til_coconut_water_the_liquid_inside_a_young/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/118/699/479/425/129/original/8483282d43b1db64.jpg

2025-03-06 20:51:04

TIL NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann was the inspiration for Troy Bolton and High School Musical
https://steelersdepot.com/2024/10/how-lynn-swann-inspired-a-disney-movie/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j54y6q/til_nfl_hall_of_famer_lynn_swann_was_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/117/460/908/080/970/original/08b202e4e1d241a6.jpg

2025-03-06 09:51:03

TIL that It’s proven dogs can understand and recognize up to 250 words and gestures, making them one of the most skilled species studied in these tasks. It has been suggested that, with training, some may even recognize and respond to more than 1,000 different words!
https://www.purina.co.uk/articles/dogs/behaviour/common-questions/amazing-dog-facts
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j4ra2u/til_that_its_proven_dogs_can_understand_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/114/865/609/237/093/original/e4915255cffc42ab.jpg

2025-03-05 15:51:03

TIL of CANZUK, a proposed supranational alliance comprising of Canada, Australia, New Zealand & the UK
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CANZUK
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j45x6i/til_of_canzuk_a_proposed_supranational_alliance/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/110/618/881/800/153/original/1e01d18834fcfcf8.jpg

2025-03-05 06:51:03

TIL The Smoot-Hawley Act raised tariffs to the second highest in U.S. History in 1930, prompting retaliatory tariffs by other countries. causing exports and imports to decline by 2/3. Economists and economic historians have agreed that the Act worsened the Great Depression.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E2%80%93Hawley_Tariff_Act
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j3x45r/til_the_smoothawley_act_raised_tariffs_to_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/108/495/537/176/051/original/658a6e6a144ca576.jpg

2025-03-04 19:36:03

TIL that a medieval hermit could voluntarily choose to live in a small sealed room attached to the church for the rest of their lives. Priests would give them funeral rites before they entered and they were treated like living saints.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anchorite
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j3ixqh/til_that_a_medieval_hermit_could_voluntarily/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/105/841/319/161/365/original/c5e0a1f8e0eff96c.jpg

2025-03-04 14:21:03

TIL Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, which commits allies to collective defence, has only been invoked once - in support of the U.S after 9/11
https://www.nato.int/cps/bu/natohq/topics_110496.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j3b983/til_article_5_of_the_nato_treaty_which_commits/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/104/602/687/582/994/original/775a35a87b4b8cf6.jpg

2025-03-03 19:51:03

TIL that squirt consists almost entirely of urine, yes actually scientific papers have proven this
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j2r43f/til_that_squirt_consists_almost_entirely_of_urine/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/100/237/984/358/221/original/e3a88ab787d383ea.jpg

2025-03-03 01:36:03

TIL the name of the Pringles man on the tube of potato chips is Julius Pringles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pringles
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j26xbt/til_the_name_of_the_pringles_man_on_the_tube_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/095/932/250/049/857/original/bdd259ec1962db84.jpg

2025-03-02 05:06:04

TIL that the clitoris is like an iceberg in that only 10 percent of it is visible, the other 90 percent is internal.
https://www.wholepersonintegration.com/blog/2023/3/24/the-clitoris-much-more-than-the-tip-of-the-iceberg
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j1irce/til_that_the_clitoris_is_like_an_iceberg_in_that/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/091/095/776/589/794/original/72cc029065ac8520.jpg

2025-03-02 02:21:03

TIL that gorillas fart almost nonstop due to their fibrous diet
https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/gorilla-flatulence
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j1g61v/til_that_gorillas_fart_almost_nonstop_due_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/090/446/887/715/901/original/5af4913084233dc4.jpg

2025-03-01 23:36:03

TIL that samples from asteroid Bennu, returned by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission, contain molecular precursors to life, including all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, suggesting asteroids may have contributed essential elements for life on Earth!
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7vd1zjlr5lo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j1cuu1/til_that_samples_from_asteroid_bennu_returned_by/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/089/798/113/212/564/original/b9c1e57b6a02d621.jpg

2025-03-01 22:36:05

TIL that David Johansen and the New York Dolls once rocked a show so hard that they collapsed the Mercer Arts Center building, a 10 story abandoned building in Greenwich Village.
https://www.vulture.com/2016/02/vinyl-mercer-arts-center-collapse-backstory.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j1bjf8/til_that_david_johansen_and_the_new_york_dolls/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/089/562/267/434/079/original/f3a946ff29a80b4a.jpg

2025-03-01 19:36:04

TIL that osteo-odonto keratoprosthesis (OOKP) is a procedure that uses a patient’s own tooth implanted in their eye to craft a support structure for an artificial cornea to restore vision.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5903185/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j17ld6/til_that_osteoodonto_keratoprosthesis_ookp_is_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/088/854/417/411/055/original/8569a3634304379b.jpg

2025-03-01 18:51:03

TIL people can get stones in your scrotum, just like they can get bladder and kidney stones. They are called "scrotal pearls" or "scrotoliths" and are benign calfications within the scrotal sac.
https://radiopaedia.org/articles/scrotolith?lang=us
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j16fqe/til_people_can_get_stones_in_your_scrotum_just/

2025-03-01 17:51:03

TIL that according to the UN, Finland is the most literate country in the world. The absence of Amazon in Finland means that e-books have yet to make a dent on bookstores as vital places for literary exploration.
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2018/07/16/how-finland-rebranded-itself-as-a-literary-country/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j151h8/til_that_according_to_the_un_finland_is_the_most/

2025-03-01 14:36:04

TIL that Finke River in Australia is the oldest river in the world.
https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/larapinta-the-worlds-oldest-river-flows-through-the-central-desert-a-new-series-shares-its-stories/8qtxrf8ag
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j10k2s/til_that_finke_river_in_australia_is_the_oldest/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/087/674/780/443/454/original/11e18f5116f7c7b3.jpg

2025-03-01 11:51:03

TIL that Sweden has a "sourdough hotel" where people can deposit their sourdough starters to be fed and cared for while they are on vacation.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/there-is-now-a-hotel-for-bread-dough-in-sweden/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0xsis/til_that_sweden_has_a_sourdough_hotel_where/

2025-03-01 03:06:04

TIL Harriet Tubman was the first woman in American history to lead a major military operation. She also served as a Union spy and scout in the Confederacy during the Civil War.
https://www.army.mil/article/269360/army_honors_female_combat_pioneer_renowned_abolitionist
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0pj5h/til_harriet_tubman_was_the_first_woman_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/084/961/581/441/001/original/323f2357b268d106.jpg

2025-03-01 01:21:03

TIL On March 3, 1876, residents of Olympian Springs, Kentucky, experienced a strange event known as the "Kentucky Meat Shower," where pieces of raw meat fell from the sky over an area of about 100 by 50 yards for a few minutes.
https://realappalachia.com/the-kentucky-meat-shower-a-bizarre-mystery-in-appalachian-history/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0ney7/til_on_march_3_1876_residents_of_olympian_springs/

2025-03-01 01:06:04

TIL the US Army Astronaut Badge is so rare that it has only been awarded three times.
https://www.army.mil/article-amp/273930/record_breaking_army_astronaut_receives_rare_qualification_device
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0ndm2/til_the_us_army_astronaut_badge_is_so_rare_that/

2025-02-28 22:06:03

TIL that dung beetles find their way around at night by using the stars to navigate.
https://www.science.org/content/article/dung-beetles-navigate-milky-way
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0jml6/til_that_dung_beetles_find_their_way_around_at/

2025-02-28 18:36:03

TIL that the Aztecs sometimes held a festival called Pillahuana, where young children would get drunk as an initiation into adulthood
https://drinkingfolk.com/aztec-pillahuana/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0elrp/til_that_the_aztecs_sometimes_held_a_festival/

2025-02-28 16:36:03

TIL that in 2010 someone designed a roller coaster meant to kill everyone who rides it, meant as a non-gruesome method of either euthanasia or execution
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthanasia_Coaster
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0bv2o/til_that_in_2010_someone_designed_a_roller/

2025-02-28 16:16:58

TIL that maggot therapy is a medical practice used to clean wounds and promote healing by using live maggots to eat dead tissue
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maggot_therapy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j0a9w1/til_that_maggot_therapy_is_a_medical_practice/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/082/248/328/597/461/original/6a4f1fc5c08eb499.jpg

2025-02-28 15:36:03

2025-02-28 15:06:03

TIL Murphy's Law is named after US Airforce engineer Edward A Murphy and entered wider public knowledge in the late 1970s with the publication of Arthur Bloch's 1977 book Murphy's Law, and Other Reasons Why Things Go WRONG,
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_law
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j098zp/til_murphys_law_is_named_after_us_airforce/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/082/130/385/368/751/original/8bc8990bc4346f0a.jpg

2025-02-28 14:51:03

TIL in 2005, three lions rescued a girl of 12 kidnapped by men who wanted to force her into marriage, chasing off her abductors and protecting her until she was rescued by Ethiopian police.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/jun/22/3
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1j09291/til_in_2005_three_lions_rescued_a_girl_of_12/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/114/082/071/387/132/126/original/d376df675bac91f2.jpg