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2024-06-30 01:06:02

TIL that 13% of the U.S. Population consumes pizza on any given day. The percentage is 25% among males aged 6-19
https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80400530/pdf/DBrief/11_consumption_of_pizza_0710.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1drminl/til_that_13_of_the_us_population_consumes_pizza/

2024-06-27 15:51:04

TIL that Dr. Benjamin Spock, a pediatrician, wrote the best-selling book of the 20th century, "Baby and Child Care," in 1946. His advice to parents to show affection and see their children as individuals changed how parents raised their kids.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Spock
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dprksf/til_that_dr_benjamin_spock_a_pediatrician_wrote/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/688/907/169/493/859/original/df421ecd62509442.jpg

2024-06-26 15:51:03

TIL there's a popular belief that successful startups are usually founded by young guys in their early 20s like Mark Zuckerberg. The average age of a successful startup founder is actually 45.
https://hbr.org/2018/07/research-the-average-age-of-a-successful-startup-founder-is-45
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1doyzo3/til_theres_a_popular_belief_that_successful/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/683/244/802/342/565/original/a72667608d3275a0.jpg

2024-06-24 20:51:03

TIL Chicago reversed the flow of the Chicago River because it drained sewage into Lake Michigan where many got/get their drinking water from.
https://mwrd.org/sites/default/files/documents/A_River_Reversed_090821.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dnkbfc/til_chicago_reversed_the_flow_of_the_chicago/

2024-06-23 09:36:03

TIL that the most expressive cat is the manul, and it is more commonly known as Pallas's cat. They are adorable and can be found in the grasslands of Central Asia.
https://youtu.be/NpakZ0fHzck?si=ar_aultiDv6lUAvS
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dmgsgk/til_that_the_most_expressive_cat_is_the_manul_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/664/783/326/515/029/original/caeff0932bb3fd99.jpg

2024-06-20 18:36:04

TIL In 2012 a British man named Wesley Carrington bought a metal detector and within 20 minutes found gold from the Roman Age worth £100,000.
https://www.thedetectorist.co.uk/beginner-finds-roman-coins-worth-100000-20-minutes-buying-first-metal-detector/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dkegdl/til_in_2012_a_british_man_named_wesley_carrington/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/649/919/834/504/584/original/17cb029a939aeee7.jpg

2024-06-19 17:06:03

TIL that there is a 295-foot-long tapestry retelling the events of Game of Thrones
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_of_Thrones_Tapestry
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1djl2hx/til_that_there_is_a_295footlong_tapestry/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/643/903/572/710/718/original/f2a6a72bb52750c2.jpg

2024-06-18 16:06:04

TIL that one third of Gen-z in the US identities as non-religious or spiritual but non-affiliated. The highest of any generation.
https://www.prri.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/PRRI-Apr-2024-GenZ-Fact-Sheet-Final.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1diqvx0/til_that_one_third_of_genz_in_the_us_identities/

2024-06-18 15:06:03

TIL Green-backed Firecrown Hummingbirds Use a Rare Moss (Less Than 1% of Forest Biomass) to Make Up 97% of Their Nests for Its Antipathogen Properties, Boosting Chick Survival
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bes2.1702
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dippby/til_greenbacked_firecrown_hummingbirds_use_a_rare/

2024-06-18 05:21:03

TIL Abraham Lincoln grew his famous beard because a 7 year old girl told him "All the ladies like whiskers"
https://lettersofnote.com/2010/12/01/all-the-ladies-like-whiskers/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dig0vz/til_abraham_lincoln_grew_his_famous_beard_because/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/635/469/063/754/353/original/194ad48783e8763b.jpg

2024-06-17 21:21:04

TIL that Stiffler's mom in American Pie(1999) was 37 when she appeared in the movie as the older MILF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Coolidge
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1di672z/til_that_stifflers_mom_in_american_pie1999_was_37/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/633/581/662/236/893/original/940fc44c0d660a69.jpg

2024-06-16 14:36:05

TIL prior to the 1900s, cows were impregnated naturally in order to get milk
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030217310366
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dh6dl5/til_prior_to_the_1900s_cows_were_impregnated/

2024-06-16 14:21:04

TIL: Caesar Salad was invented in Mexico by a guy named Caesar
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_salad
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dh692m/til_caesar_salad_was_invented_in_mexico_by_a_guy/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/626/267/859/628/257/original/1c4a2d7197589c16.jpg

2024-06-16 12:06:04

TIL Car tires are major source of ocean microplastics and more than 200,000 tonnes of tiny plastic particles are blown from roads into the oceans every year
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/14/car-tyres-are-major-source-of-ocean-microplastics-study
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dh4de7/til_car_tires_are_major_source_of_ocean/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/625/737/034/592/056/original/18c24a932887cc0a.jpg

2024-06-16 06:06:04

TIL that Martha Stewart dated Anthony Hopkins but ended the relationship after she saw The Silence of the Lambs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Stewart
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dgz00a/til_that_martha_stewart_dated_anthony_hopkins_but/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/624/321/450/540/883/original/a2aa5e011dbd6eb8.jpg

2024-06-16 04:06:03

TIL "escalator" was originally trademarked by a company but in 1949 ajudged to be public property due to popularity
https://www.britannica.com/technology/escalator
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dgx87f/til_escalator_was_originally_trademarked_by_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/623/849/510/158/968/original/1f77378e5a25c563.jpg

2024-06-15 22:51:03

TIL The Yacaratiá tree, called the bread tree by jesuit priests, is the only tree in the world with edible wood due to its lack of cellulose. It is a local delicacy in its native province of Misiones, on the Argentine coast.
https://www.vetas.com/noticias.cgi?i=en&noticia=3129&o=1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dgr3iv/til_the_yacaratiá_tree_called_the_bread_tree_by/

2024-06-15 18:36:04

TIL Japan's reasons behind their involvement in WW2
https://youtu.be/ocB-2Tm1kOE
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dgldiz/til_japans_reasons_behind_their_involvement_in_ww2/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/621/608/254/961/848/original/466dd4b0d67e64c6.jpg

2024-06-14 23:36:04

TIL that ‘prom’ is short for promenade.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prom
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dg1pai/til_that_prom_is_short_for_promenade/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/617/125/565/383/339/original/2ecdcbee58af9ba9.jpg

2024-06-14 21:36:04

TIL the Senate of Rome outlasted the fall of the Empire and survived until the Middle Ages
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Senate
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dfyn3q/til_the_senate_of_rome_outlasted_the_fall_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/616/653/769/117/746/original/98976e313838a948.jpg

2024-06-13 16:36:03

TIL of an archeological dig site northeast of the Dead Sea in the southern Jordan River Valley that has many striking characteristics to the Biblical city of Sodom.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dezp4m/til_of_an_archeological_dig_site_northeast_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/609/811/731/984/076/original/82a30fe700beb2ac.jpg

2024-06-10 18:06:03

TIL the California Avocado Association renamed the Alligator Pear to Avocado in 1915 to better appeal to consumers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avocado
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dco7dc/til_the_california_avocado_association_renamed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/593/178/705/102/326/original/f13fa9cc7b2a1557.jpg

2024-06-09 22:21:03

TIL The hookworm parasite is believe to have contributed to the stereotype that the people in the US South were lazy.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/how-a-worm-gave-the-south-a-bad-name/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dc2ll0/til_the_hookworm_parasite_is_believe_to_have/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/588/519/052/092/761/original/2cf80425202b6513.jpg

2024-06-09 07:21:03

TIL that of the 50 current state governors in the United States, 1 is from the Silent Generation, 28 are Baby Boomers, 20 are Generation X, and 1 is a Millennial.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_governors_by_age
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dbm72s/til_that_of_the_50_current_state_governors_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/584/980/095/789/983/original/091077ca9dbf4ea1.jpg

2024-06-08 06:36:16

TIL that Knights fought in World War I
https://www.military.com/history/crusader-era-knights-who-volunteered-fight-world-war-i.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1dauf1s/til_that_knights_fought_in_world_war_i/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/579/141/718/153/361/original/22ede0f5659d1da5.jpg

2024-06-08 04:21:04

TIL that bovines (cows/bulls) can't see the color red.
https://www.wtamu.edu/~cbaird/sq/2012/12/12/what-is-it-about-red-that-makes-bulls-so-angry/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1das47t/til_that_bovines_cowsbulls_cant_see_the_color_red/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/578/610/075/974/146/original/1d8d7590c673db25.jpg

2024-06-07 14:06:04

TIL that Mongolia has tye highest Testosterone level in the world followed by Ethiopia and Nigeria.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/testosterone-levels-by-country
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1da8sdv/til_that_mongolia_has_tye_highest_testosterone/

2024-06-06 19:21:04

TIL in the Phoenix Metro area, the water utility still offers flood irrigation to homeowners. Twice per month, they will flood your entire property to 1 ft. deep for ~$0.0006/gal (homes with ~0.2 acre only pay $152.25/mo.)!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/apr/05/arizona-water-one-percenters
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d9n3u6/til_in_the_phoenix_metro_area_the_water_utility/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/570/824/405/890/002/original/2c059723b111b68d.jpg

2024-06-05 23:51:03

TIL that Bill Laimbeer, legendary NBA tough guy who was instrumental in the late 80’s Detroit Pistons being labeled the “Bad Boys” also played a recurring role as a Sleestak on the original Land of the Lost TV series.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Lost_(1974_TV_series)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d91gli/til_that_bill_laimbeer_legendary_nba_tough_guy/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/566/223/727/938/453/original/6f3fa88985f9d2be.jpg

2024-06-05 10:51:04

TIL that when Christopher Columbus wrote that the indigenous Taíno believed he was a god, they were probably threatening to kill him and suspected that his crew were cannibals.
https://www.historytoday.com/archive/people-who-discovered-christopher-columbus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d8l58d/til_that_when_christopher_columbus_wrote_that_the/

2024-06-05 07:21:04

TIL that was film director Mike Nichols was the impetus for split up of Simon and Garfunkel
https://theguardian.com/music/2013/feb/12/art-garfunkel-paul-simon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d8hbeb/til_that_was_film_director_mike_nichols_was_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/562/330/966/859/884/original/91ea237ae669453d.jpg

2024-06-05 06:21:03

TIL That a binary star system passed through the outer boundary of the solar system ~70,000 years ago, which would've been visible to humans living in the northern hemisphere at the time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholz's_Star
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d8h1zw/til_that_a_binary_star_system_passed_through_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/562/094/957/844/668/original/cef4c4f89c1659f5.jpg

2024-06-05 06:06:04

TIL While Apollo 15 astronaut Jim Irwin was lugging heavy objects on the Moon, flight surgeons noticed an irregularity in his heart rate and realized he had bigeminy. His heart condition eventually killed him 20 years later.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Irwin
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d8gsco/til_while_apollo_15_astronaut_jim_irwin_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/562/036/027/421/054/original/837e58e8595f0a71.jpg

2024-06-05 05:36:06

TIL– A hundredweight is actually 112 lbs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundredweight
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d8g8uh/til_a_hundredweight_is_actually_112_lbs/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/561/918/197/596/876/original/aba1c08734f47607.jpg

2024-06-04 22:06:20

TIL Myron Noodleman, the clown famous for performing at minor league ballparks, was the uncle of SNL alum Bill Hader.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myron_Noodleman
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d85rve/til_myron_noodleman_the_clown_famous_for/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/560/149/571/404/562/original/58427ee6279dbd88.jpg

2024-06-04 21:21:03

Today I learned that native Taiwanese are actually Polynesians and are considered one of the birthplaces of Polynesian culture.
https://kaiwakiloumoku.ksbe.edu/article/pacific-conversations-indigenous-taiwan-birthplace-of-polynesian-language
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d848zc/today_i_learned_that_native_taiwanese_are/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/559/971/597/160/520/original/e2460bd5269b57aa.jpg

2024-06-04 20:06:03

Today I learned Gatorade created a sport institute that successfully influenced the sport industry into thinking that we must drink (their) beverages otherwise we will cramp.
http://sportsscientists.com/2007/11/muscle-cramps-part-i/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d83lsi/today_i_learned_gatorade_created_a_sport/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/559/676/649/741/073/original/708eddeea7ac66e3.jpg

2024-06-04 15:06:04

TIL that the 'high five' may have been invented during a baseball game in 1977, where it resulted from confusion from one of the participants: "So I reached up and hit his hand. It seemed like the thing to do."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_five
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7wdnq/til_that_the_high_five_may_have_been_invented/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/558/497/065/581/311/original/9651c6897757a1d2.jpg

2024-06-04 14:36:04

TIL that John "Count Dante" Keehan was a martial artist and hairdresser from Chicago, Illinois. He was well-known throughout the 1960s and 70s for dojo storming rival gyms, and claimed to possess the Dim-Mak "death touch".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_Dante
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7vute/til_that_john_count_dante_keehan_was_a_martial/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/558/379/103/153/319/original/17701da4cc2e7f24.jpg

2024-06-04 04:36:03

TIL for nonalcoholic dependent people, most alcohol consumed is metabolized in the liver mainly through ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase). Chronic alcohol consumers develop a secondary pathway (MEOS).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsomal_ethanol_oxidizing_system
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7m9vs/til_for_nonalcoholic_dependent_people_most/

2024-06-04 00:06:04

TIL that the first alarm clock could only ring at 4 a.m. It was created in 1787 by Levi Hutchins in Concord, New Hampshire. This device he made only for himself, however, and it only rang at 4 am, in order to wake him for his job.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alarm_clock
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7gt2o/til_that_the_first_alarm_clock_could_only_ring_at/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/554/958/130/259/984/original/ed6bfdab5e965e81.jpg

2024-06-03 23:06:03

TIL Tom Brady is ineligible for the College Football Hall of Fame
https://www.calhisports.com/2022/02/02/tom-bradys-1st-hall-of-fame-vote/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7fgx3/til_tom_brady_is_ineligible_for_the_college/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/554/722/159/181/928/original/f3ec67e0d2f698ec.jpg

2024-06-03 22:21:03

TIL Having an autistic sibling increases your chances of having autism by 6.9 times
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/1728998
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7e8ih/til_having_an_autistic_sibling_increases_your/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/554/545/189/406/935/original/8012438b635aadbc.jpg

2024-06-03 20:51:04

TIL that the first historical mosque in the world (built by Muhammad himself) was torn down and replaced by the Saudi government in 1984.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quba_Mosque
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7b447/til_that_the_first_historical_mosque_in_the_world/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/554/191/360/920/098/original/8286eec188638376.jpg

2024-06-03 20:36:03

TIL that persistent, long term cannabis use can lead to CHS, one of the symptoms of which is "scromiting."
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21665-cannabis-hyperemesis-syndrome
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7at3m/til_that_persistent_long_term_cannabis_use_can/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/554/132/339/493/147/original/5a4c9239ce4a3fc0.jpg

2024-06-03 20:21:07

TIL in the 1960s Australian researchers brought four VW Beetles to Antarctica as their main mode of transportation across the barren frozen continent.
https://jalopnik.com/incredible-saga-lost-antarctic-volkswagen-beetles-1850840039
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7ahc2/til_in_the_1960s_australian_researchers_brought/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/554/073/551/336/470/original/e7ff49afad699f18.jpg

2024-06-03 19:51:03

TIL that the alcohol brand MD 20/20's name isn't short for "Mad Dog," but for its parent company, kosher wine producer Mogen David.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogen_David
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d7a2c4/til_that_the_alcohol_brand_md_2020s_name_isnt/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/553/955/410/518/547/original/e6531899e5a6d6cf.jpg

2024-06-03 19:36:04

TIL the Titanic’s sister ship, HMT Olympic, rammed and sunk a U-Boat in World War I. Olympic survived unscathed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Olympic#Sinking_of_U-103
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d78xin/til_the_titanics_sister_ship_hmt_olympic_rammed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/553/896/476/497/201/original/75531c4434c992d3.jpg

2024-06-03 17:36:02

TIL Medieval people and ancient Romans washed their clothes in pee.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/from-gunpowder-to-teeth-whitener-the-science-behind-historic-uses-of-urine-442390/#:~:text=Even%20after%20making%20soap%20became,soaking%20treatment%20for%20tough%20stains.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d76ny8/til_medieval_people_and_ancient_romans_washed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/553/424/497/215/232/original/4bfbadacb133f28e.jpg

2024-06-03 16:51:04

TIL chiropractic is considered a pseudoscientific alternative medicine, and chiropractors are not considered primary care providers. Its original founder, D.D. Palmer, claimed he received it from "the other world", from a doctor who'd died 50 years prior.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiropractic
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d766dj/til_chiropractic_is_considered_a_pseudoscientific/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/553/247/634/641/344/original/0bdc22210735fab0.jpg

2024-06-03 14:36:04

TIL Chinese company Tencent shut down Korean video game PUBG and replaced it with “Game for Peace” in which defeated players wave goodbye and disappear instead of lying down and dying
https://en.pingwest.com/a/1817
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d738ro/til_chinese_company_tencent_shut_down_korean/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/552/716/789/055/126/original/ecc17d890da2b7ab.jpg

2024-06-03 13:51:04

TIL that quoting the film Top Gun at the actual US Navy Top Gun academy results in a $5 fine
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Navy_Strike_Fighter_Tactics_Instructor_program#In_popular_culture
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d72ego/til_that_quoting_the_film_top_gun_at_the_actual/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/552/539/859/283/706/original/ff761c926f0ab280.jpg

2024-06-03 13:06:03

TIL numerous unethical experiments have been conducted on human subjects in the US without their consent, often targeting children, the sick, and marginalized groups.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unethical_human_experimentation_in_the_United_States
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d71iq8/til_numerous_unethical_experiments_have_been/

2024-06-03 11:06:03

TIL that a record company funded by Opus Dei released a Charles Manson record in Spain
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-06-02/opus-dei-funding-a-charles-manson-record-and-a-ku-klux-klan-couplet-scandals-of-the-spanish-underground.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d701ux/til_that_a_record_company_funded_by_opus_dei/

2024-06-03 05:36:04

TIL that 7 former U.S. Supreme Court Justices had no formal university legal education
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_schools_attended_by_United_States_Supreme_Court_justices#No_university_legal_education
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d6uuuw/til_that_7_former_us_supreme_court_justices_had/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/550/593/428/116/398/original/a4d2a17ee6391139.jpg

2024-06-03 04:36:03

TIL A male Wyandotte chicken named Mike lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off, surviving because most of his brain stem remained intact and it did not bleed to death due to a blood clot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_the_Headless_Chicken
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d6tw8t/til_a_male_wyandotte_chicken_named_mike_lived_for/

2024-06-02 18:06:03

TIL: Human breast milk is kosher according to Jewish doctrine
https://mikvah.org/article/breastfeeding_and_jewish_law
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d6g3sj/til_human_breast_milk_is_kosher_according_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/547/880/215/026/847/original/1ed606d2d125247d.jpg

2024-06-02 01:21:03

TIL Gila Monster venom contains compounds structurally similar to the active ingredient in Ozempic, and this discovery directly lead to the development of all Semiglutide based medications
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gila_monster
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d5zalg/til_gila_monster_venom_contains_compounds/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/543/928/388/289/105/original/060c03b4e488c6b3.jpg

2024-06-01 22:21:02

TIL Einstein initially rejected the Big Bang theory, and proposed an alternative theory of his own for the origins of the universe.
https://www.nature.com/articles/506418a
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d5uzei/til_einstein_initially_rejected_the_big_bang/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/543/220/547/086/560/original/e2dd440abf9399d7.jpg

2024-06-01 19:06:04

TIL that actor Tom Hanks is distantly related to "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host Fred Rogers. Hanks is sixth cousins with Rogers, and they share the same great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Johannes Mefford.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/tom-hanks-related-fred-rogers/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d5qvty/til_that_actor_tom_hanks_is_distantly_related_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/542/453/850/427/441/original/2f30542e9fd6ca6b.jpg

2024-05-30 02:36:04

TIL human babies float in their own pee in the womb and drink it too. If I had to learn this so do you
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53732/do-fetuses-go-bathroom-womb
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d3r6zv/til_human_babies_float_in_their_own_pee_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/527/236/408/114/997/original/6ced7e34c3cfc030.jpg

2024-05-28 02:06:04

TIL a British communist in New Zealand released 15,000+ invasive fish using his Ford Zephyr he’d converted with fish tanks. He permanently damaged waterways and ecosystems
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/118845051/the-liberator-how-one-mans-15000-pest-fish-changed-new-zealands-waterways
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d265ga/til_a_british_communist_in_new_zealand_released/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/515/793/802/504/937/original/6d475c2e09e843e0.jpg

2024-05-27 14:06:11

TIL Candy corn was called "Chicken feed" when it was first produced in the late 1880s. The Goelitz Confectionery Company, who bought the manufacturing rights in 1898, alluded to the old name with the advertising slogan "Something worth crowning for".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candy_corn
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d1pspt/til_candy_corn_was_called_chicken_feed_when_it/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/512/962/934/510/103/original/88d82d8ca974774c.jpg

2024-05-26 22:06:03

TIL the origin of the Blues Brothers was a Saturday Night Live sketch in 1976 in which Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi performed the 1957 Slim Harpo song "I'm a King Bee". They were dressed in bee costumes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blues_Brothers#Origins
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d19a3a/til_the_origin_of_the_blues_brothers_was_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/509/187/724/346/741/original/c919a7fee205a8ce.jpg

2024-05-26 21:51:04

TIL that Hiawatha was a real person, but Longfellow’s poem The Song of Hiawatha wasn’t really about him at all
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiawatha
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d199ge/til_that_hiawatha_was_a_real_person_but/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/509/128/790/015/197/original/6f2504ab689ad174.jpg

2024-05-25 11:36:03

TIL there were 3,723 fatal work-related falls to a lower level in the US between 2011-2016; 23.1% (862) were from 10 feet or less including 10.8% (402) that were from under 6 feet.
https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/fatal-work-related-falls-to-a-lower-level-increased-26-percent-from-2011-to-2016.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1d086wn/til_there_were_3723_fatal_workrelated_falls_to_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/501/048/149/742/400/original/db6a49fafdd0b8b8.jpg

2024-05-24 22:51:03

TIL that there was a cold war operation that gathered official documents from trash bins, because they were frequently used as tissue paper in the tissue-paper-less east germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Tamarisk
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czunmi/til_that_there_was_a_cold_war_operation_that/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/498/040/037/266/558/original/0af472a628ba629a.jpg

2024-05-24 18:51:03

TIL that Microsoft skipped version 13 of Microsoft Office due to concerns about triskaidekaphobia (fear of the number 13).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_PowerPoint#:~:text=version%2013.0%20was%20skipped%20for%20triskaidekaphobia%20concerns
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czp4ws/til_that_microsoft_skipped_version_13_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/497/096/373/265/978/original/f6ef0ad43cc92af8.jpg

2024-05-24 18:36:03

TIL that 17 million telegrams are still sent every year. By comparison, over 200 billion e-mails are sent every day. They are most commonly sent to meet certain legal requirements or to express congratulations or condolences.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyN07jKXJ3o
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czowpp/til_that_17_million_telegrams_are_still_sent/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/497/037/357/291/823/original/5c034ca8dddc8b8c.jpg

2024-05-24 16:36:04

TIL Two Australians invented the electric drill in 1889! Arthur Arnot and William Brain of Melbourne, Australia. Then in 1895 the first portable drill was made by two German brothers.
https://createdigital.org.au/australias-mining-industry-worlds-first-electric-drill/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czm3as/til_two_australians_invented_the_electric_drill/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/496/565/542/402/163/original/741ad6c4e454364f.jpg

2024-05-24 16:21:04

TIL American Men are getting married more than American Women because American Men are not marrying American Women
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/09/unmarried-women-men.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czlqwv/til_american_men_are_getting_married_more_than/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/496/506/574/893/855/original/e29043ea5245a8a7.jpg

2024-05-24 15:51:04

TIL AI scientists put a 1 in 6 chance that AI advances will lead to human extinction or similarly permanent and severe disempowerment of the human species
https://aiimpacts.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Thousands_of_AI_authors_on_the_future_of_AI.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czl0gd/til_ai_scientists_put_a_1_in_6_chance_that_ai/

2024-05-24 14:51:03

TIL 'Michael' was the most frequently given male name every year between 1954-1998 except for 1960 (David) and it fell out of the top five in 2011 for the first time since 1949.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_(given_name)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czjjyv/til_michael_was_the_most_frequently_given_male/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/496/152/644/942/900/original/223b4d7d5a63029b.jpg

2024-05-24 13:36:04

TIL the origin of the phrase “government cheese”
https://www.history.com/news/government-cheese-dairy-farmers-reagan
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cziftf/til_the_origin_of_the_phrase_government_cheese/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/495/857/778/319/803/original/84daac7644fec08c.jpg

2024-05-24 10:51:02

TIL Silphium is an unidentified/extinct plant - the exact identity is unclear, highly debated - that was used as a contraceptive and an abortifacient by ancient Greeks and Romans. The plant was also used as seasoning, medicine, perfume, aphrodisiac.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silphium
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czftp4/til_silphium_is_an_unidentifiedextinct_plant_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/495/208/859/074/400/original/fbf4b015303e612b.jpg

2024-05-24 10:21:27

TIL Pablo Escobar's Medellin drug cartel wrote off 10% of their money annually due to soilage because it would lie untouched for so long that rats would eat it or it would become water damaged.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/amazing-story-of-how-pablo-escobar-1014117
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czfqkx/til_pablo_escobars_medellin_drug_cartel_wrote_off/

2024-05-24 08:51:15

TIL of Ziad Fazah. He claims to be able to speak, read and understand 59 languages.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziad_Fazah
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1czects/til_of_ziad_fazah_he_claims_to_be_able_to_speak/

2024-05-24 08:36:04

TIL scientists still don't know how Acetaminophen works to relieve pain and reduce inflammation
https://www.acs.org/molecule-of-the-week/archive/a/acetaminophen.html#:~:text=It%20was%20first%20prepared%20by%20H.%20N.%20Morse%20in%201878.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cze4wm/til_scientists_still_dont_know_how_acetaminophen/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/494/678/103/504/044/original/33399c77d573b455.jpg

2024-05-24 02:21:03

TIL that there is an "extinct" smell encyclopedia, search engine, and library funded by the European Union, with historical accounts from "nosewitnesses"
https://odeuropa.eu/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cz781g/til_that_there_is_an_extinct_smell_encyclopedia/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/493/203/478/378/064/original/284707b3876d60fb.jpg

2024-05-23 04:21:03

TIL about the symbiotic relationship of wolves and ravens. Ravens will lead wolves to prey so that they can take a portion of the leftovers.
https://www.yellowstone.org/naturalist-notes-wolves-and-ravens/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cyhmii/til_about_the_symbiotic_relationship_of_wolves/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/488/013/082/482/004/original/c4df9294c9cd4b9f.jpg

2024-05-22 17:06:03

TIL 18-Year Old GTA 6 Hacker Sentenced To Life In Hospital Prison
https://kotaku.com/gta-6-hacker-sentenced-prison-life-1851118094
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cy20if/til_18year_old_gta_6_hacker_sentenced_to_life_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/485/358/854/429/601/original/70834b07ab0b5c2d.jpg

2024-05-22 12:36:04

TIL that an accused swindler won the lottery. Gérard Lhéritier's company Aristophil closed in 2015 after French government said it conned 21,000 investors. Lhéritier won €170m from EuroMillions in 2012 and invested €40m in his company, which his lawyer says is proof that Aristophil is legit.
https://www.antiquestradegazette.com/print-edition/2023/may/2592/books-maps-prints-…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cxwnav/til_that_an_accused_swindler_won_the_lottery/

2024-05-15 11:36:04

TIL: The professor of psychology at UB ,Sally Farley, found that you can determine relationship status through 1 second snippets of laughter. Friend laughter is louder, more relaxed, and natural. Romantic laughter more feminine-sounding, baby-like, submissive, and less pleasant.
https://spsp.org/news/character-and-context-blog/farley-laughter-sign-of-love
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1csgq23/til_the_professor_of_psychology_at_ub_sally/

2024-05-14 16:36:03

TIL that many early phone lines were "party lines" that anyone who picked up the phone could listen in on; customers had to pay an extra monthly fee to upgrade to a private line.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_line_(telephony)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1crtoa8/til_that_many_early_phone_lines_were_party_lines/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/439/942/388/896/902/original/0dc2de8574b436c4.jpg

2024-05-11 18:51:04

TIL that "historians have determined that nearly 50 percent of the population of Sicily and southern Italy has Italian Jewish roots and was once Jewish."
https://rabbibarbara.com/italian-jewish-roots-research/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cplkjf/til_that_historians_have_determined_that_nearly/

2024-05-11 14:21:03

TIL Tigers don’t forget faces! Yes, Royal Bengal Tiger have a strong memory than most of the animals and humans.
https://www.sunderbannationalpark.in/blog/amazing-facts-about-royal-bengal-tiger/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cpg4y3/til_tigers_dont_forget_faces_yes_royal_bengal/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/422/424/642/706/353/original/eef358967e664b10.jpg

2024-05-10 10:51:08

TIL that despite the blue-ringed octopus's deadly reputation, they have only managed to kill sixteen people so far.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-ringed_octopus#:~:text=If%20the%20octopus%20is%20cornered,have%20been%20at%20least%20eleven.
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cokk5v/til_that_despite_the_blueringed_octopuss_deadly/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/415/936/913/358/378/original/7b1c536b90cb66a2.jpg

2024-05-06 13:36:04

TIL about "terra preta" ("black soil"), a very dark and fertile regenerating soil present in the Amazon Basin.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_preta
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1clgotj/til_about_terra_preta_black_soil_a_very_dark_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/393/936/203/445/443/original/b571ee70551164cb.jpg

2024-05-05 15:21:04

TIL that men are much more likely to be hit by lightning than women
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2012/06/25/155719912/80-percent-of-lightning-strike-victims-are-male-but-why
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ckqy5h/til_that_men_are_much_more_likely_to_be_hit_by/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/388/686/767/002/224/original/088b522a854b1a38.jpg

2024-05-05 14:36:04

TIL that for the 1889 Exposition Universelle, Eugène Mercier decided to promote his champagne by presenting a gigantic 200,000-bottle champagne sculpted barrel. It was so large that 5 buildings had to be demolished to allow it to pass through the streets to the place where it was to be exhibited.
https://blog.iwfs.org/2014/06/going-viral-in-the-19th-century-champagne-mercie…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ckq23t/til_that_for_the_1889_exposition_universelle/

2024-05-05 14:21:05

TIL Coca-Cola was accused of hiring hitmen between 1990 and 2002 to kill at least 10 trade union leaders.
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2003/jul/24/marketingandpr.colombia
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ckpxsk/til_cocacola_was_accused_of_hiring_hitmen_between/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/388/450/883/730/204/original/43ed8a2400cf3787.jpg

2024-05-05 13:51:03

TIL John Cena holds the record for granting 650+ wishes for the Make-A-Wish Foundation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cena
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ckotux/til_john_cena_holds_the_record_for_granting_650/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/388/332/811/891/686/original/625385991622a59f.jpg

2024-05-05 05:36:04

TIL that cows kill more people in the US on average than sharks do
https://www.cnet.com/science/afraid-of-sharks-these-are-the-animals-more-likely-to-kill-you/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cki5w8/til_that_cows_kill_more_people_in_the_us_on/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/386/386/433/734/959/original/0642c1d0fe1b3459.jpg

2024-05-03 14:36:04

TIL In North Korea you have to pay fines when not able to complete your yearly quota of human feces, which the government use as fertiliser.
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/manure-02012022130916.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cj7cen/til_in_north_korea_you_have_to_pay_fines_when_not/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/377/185/175/656/159/original/1b9eb9dc6a8013ac.jpg

2024-05-03 04:06:04

TIL that Shelby American, the company founded by car legend Carroll Shelby, not only creates custom Ford Mustangs, but also Ford trucks
https://www.shelby.com/Vehicles/Shelby-F-150-2023
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ciwc0j/til_that_shelby_american_the_company_founded_by/

2024-05-03 03:06:05

TIL that actress Alicia Witt's parents were found frozen to death in their Massachusetts home in December 2021.They refused help on home repairs repeatedly.
https://people.com/tv/alicia-witt-parents-cause-of-death-revealed/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1civ56q/til_that_actress_alicia_witts_parents_were_found/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/374/472/023/694/489/original/cf10c7f3aeefa12e.jpg

2024-05-02 22:51:03

TIL The Japanese Spider Crab can weigh 40lbs and live for 100 years. It has a leg span of 13 feet.
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/invertebrates/japanese-spider-crab#:~:text=The%20Japanese%20spider%20crab%20is,to%20be%20100%20years%20old
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ciq62d/til_the_japanese_spider_crab_can_weigh_40lbs_and/

2024-05-02 16:06:04

TIL that aspiration pneumonia - a lung infection caused by breathing food or liquid - is relatively common in older hospitalized adults, is more common than other types of pneumonia, and causes death in over 1 in 5 occurences
https://journalotohns.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40463-022-00617-2
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cigid3/til_that_aspiration_pneumonia_a_lung_infection/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/371/876/770/658/782/original/caa6e4143b639006.jpg

2024-05-01 16:36:03

TIL: There are manatees in Maryland
https://montgonion.com/home/laurelmanatees
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1chnpw8/til_there_are_manatees_in_maryland/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/366/332/352/561/668/original/7515eb483bc33625.jpg

2024-04-26 00:21:04

TIL: The Jamaica Railway, constructed in 1845 by the British, and was the first line opened to traffic outside Europe and North America. It was the first constructed in the British colonies.
http://www.jnht.com/railway_stations.php
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cd434p/til_the_jamaica_railway_constructed_in_1845_by/