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to r/todayilearned by Thin-Rip-3686
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL that in the Tenerife air disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history, none of the victims had tickets to Tenerife. image
TIL that in the Tenerife air disaster, the deadliest accident in aviation history, none of the victims had tickets to Tenerife.
to r/todayilearned by TunaSaladLover
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL Tommy Cooper was a Welsh magician/comedian whose shtick was "a clumsy magician messes up his tricks". He had a massive heart attack, collapsed and died on stage during a live broadcast, in front of 12 million viewers, with studio audience laughing at what they thought was just one of his acts. image
TIL Tommy Cooper was a Welsh magician/comedian whose shtick was "a clumsy magician messes up his tricks". He had a massive heart attack, collapsed and died on stage during a live broadcast, in front of 12 million viewers, with studio audience laughing at what they thought was just one of his acts.
to r/todayilearned by Mostmodestmia
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL Buzz Lightyear was originally named Lunar Larry image
TIL Buzz Lightyear was originally named Lunar Larry
to r/todayilearned by apathiest58
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL about Micturition Syncope (fainting while you pee) image
TIL about Micturition Syncope (fainting while you pee)
to r/todayilearned by Flares117
3 weeks ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL: In Laos, as of last year, meth prices dropped to $0.25, making it cheaper than beer. Laos now joins Myanmar and Thailand as having the cheapest meth in the world. image
TIL: In Laos, as of last year, meth prices dropped to $0.25, making it cheaper than beer. Laos now joins Myanmar and Thailand as having the cheapest meth in the world.
in Laos
to r/todayilearned by tyrion2024
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL there was a Japanese government review in 2010 which found that 82% of the people aged over 100 in Japan turned out to be dead. image
TIL there was a Japanese government review in 2010 which found that 82% of the people aged over 100 in Japan turned out to be dead.
in Japan
to r/todayilearned by IDoBeVibing745
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL that nearly 0% of Indigenous Mexicans develop wisdom teeth, while practically 100% of Tasmanians do. image
TIL that nearly 0% of Indigenous Mexicans develop wisdom teeth, while practically 100% of Tasmanians do.
to r/todayilearned by sig19992
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL that KFC’s handwritten recipe is stored in a safe within a vault at KFC’s Louisville headquarters. To maintain confidentiality, KFC employs two separate suppliers: one blends part of the recipe, and the other completes it, ensuring no single entity has access to the entire formulation.  image
TIL that KFC’s handwritten recipe is stored in a safe within a vault at KFC’s Louisville headquarters. To maintain confidentiality, KFC employs two separate suppliers: one blends part of the recipe, and the other completes it, ensuring no single entity has access to the entire formulation. 
to r/todayilearned by hotelrwandasykes
3 months ago
TIL of Rough and Tumble Fighting or "Gouging", a martial art attested from rural southern and frontier areas in the 18th and 19th centuries in which mutilation of the opponent was a basic fighting technique (disturbing description)
to r/todayilearned by ObjectiveAd6551
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL while Hitler was signing autographs at the 1936 summer olympics in Berlin, his face was grabbed and forcefully kissed by an American woman. This act reportedly enraged him, leading to the dismissal and demotion of most of his security for failing to stop a middle aged woman from advancing on him image
TIL while Hitler was signing autographs at the 1936 summer olympics in Berlin, his face was grabbed and forcefully kissed by an American woman. This act reportedly enraged him, leading to the dismissal and demotion of most of his security for failing to stop a middle aged woman from advancing on him
to r/todayilearned by HappyMonchichi
1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL what we call a 9-to-5 workday, Chinese people have "996," which means they have to work from 9am to 9pm 6 days a week. image
TIL what we call a 9-to-5 workday, Chinese people have "996," which means they have to work from 9am to 9pm 6 days a week.
to r/todayilearned by Double-decker_trams
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL economists estimate that only 8 percent of the world's currency exists as physical cash image
TIL economists estimate that only 8 percent of the world's currency exists as physical cash
to r/todayilearned by jrodwell1013
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL frogs use their eyeballs to help swallow food “The eyes assist in the swallowing of food as they can be retracted through holes in the skull and help push food down the throat” image
TIL frogs use their eyeballs to help swallow food “The eyes assist in the swallowing of food as they can be retracted through holes in the skull and help push food down the throat”
to r/todayilearned by efequalma
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL in 1907, chemist Leo Baekeland accidentally overheated a mixture of chemicals while trying to find a substitute for shellac. Instead, he created Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, which transformed manufacturing and paved the way for the modern plastics and polymer industry. image
TIL in 1907, chemist Leo Baekeland accidentally overheated a mixture of chemicals while trying to find a substitute for shellac. Instead, he created Bakelite, the first fully synthetic plastic, which transformed manufacturing and paved the way for the modern plastics and polymer industry.
to r/todayilearned by 70dd
3 months ago
TIL Terminal lucidity is an unexpected, brief period of clarity or energy in individuals who have been very ill or in a state of decline. It’s a phenomenon that has been observed in people with various terminal conditions.
to r/todayilearned by TheOSU87
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL that between 1970 and 1997 so many post office workers snapped and killed their coworkers that a new slang term "going postal" became a new slang term for becoming exceptionally angry image
TIL that between 1970 and 1997 so many post office workers snapped and killed their coworkers that a new slang term "going postal" became a new slang term for becoming exceptionally angry
to r/todayilearned by tyrion2024
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL movies that either Will Smith or Adam Sandler starred in or produced grossed $3.7 billion from 2000-2015, generating 20% of Sony Pictures’ domestic gross and 23% of its profits. No other studio was as reliant on just two actors during that period. image
TIL movies that either Will Smith or Adam Sandler starred in or produced grossed $3.7 billion from 2000-2015, generating 20% of Sony Pictures’ domestic gross and 23% of its profits. No other studio was as reliant on just two actors during that period.
to r/todayilearned by Oshawott51
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL in the 1970s Gerber attempted to market "adult baby food" to college students and other young adults. image
TIL in the 1970s Gerber attempted to market "adult baby food" to college students and other young adults.
to r/todayilearned by Ainsley-Sorsby
1 month ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL The quintessential renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci, never had the standard scholary education of his time. He only taught himself some latin, had no formal maths education until he was 40+ and didn't study the classics, thus traditional scholars scoffed at his observational scientific method image
TIL The quintessential renaissance man, Leonardo Da Vinci, never had the standard scholary education of his time. He only taught himself some latin, had no formal maths education until he was 40+ and didn't study the classics, thus traditional scholars scoffed at his observational scientific method
to r/todayilearned by LonesomeRoad77
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL about Genericide - where a trademark is lost because the trademarked term becomes the generic name for the item so it can't be copyrighted; this happened to "escalator" where it lost its copyright when it became the common term for any kind of moving stairs. image
TIL about Genericide - where a trademark is lost because the trademarked term becomes the generic name for the item so it can't be copyrighted; this happened to "escalator" where it lost its copyright when it became the common term for any kind of moving stairs.
to r/todayilearned by bnrshrnkr
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL Bret Easton Ellis recorded an unusable audio commentary track for the DVD release of "The Rules of Attraction" under the influence of cocaine and tequila. The DVD was instead released with commentary from Carrot Top, who had nothing to do with the making of the film. image
TIL Bret Easton Ellis recorded an unusable audio commentary track for the DVD release of "The Rules of Attraction" under the influence of cocaine and tequila. The DVD was instead released with commentary from Carrot Top, who had nothing to do with the making of the film.
to r/todayilearned by Glittering_Bed_3118
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL Romans were known to create tombs for their dogs and gave them epitaphs to remember them by. One such inscription read, “I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands 15 years ago.” image
TIL Romans were known to create tombs for their dogs and gave them epitaphs to remember them by. One such inscription read, “I am in tears, while carrying you to your last resting place as much as I rejoiced when bringing you home with my own hands 15 years ago.”
to r/todayilearned by dissoluti0nn
3 months ago
TIL about German sub U-215 which sunk in 1942 off the coast of New England and south of Nova Scotia, in Canadian territorial waters. Four of her five hatches are still sealed with the remains of 49 German sailors entombed within.
in New England
to r/todayilearned by CulturedModerator
3 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL that largest flying creature on earth was an Azhdarchid Pterodactyl named Arambourgiania. It's wings were 12 to 13 meters. image
TIL that largest flying creature on earth was an Azhdarchid Pterodactyl named Arambourgiania. It's wings were 12 to 13 meters.
to r/todayilearned by blaaaaaarghhh
2 months ago
Preview thumbnail for TIL The British government safeguarded the supply of fish and chips during the first and second world wars. It was one of the few foods in the UK not subject to rationing during the wars. image
TIL The British government safeguarded the supply of fish and chips during the first and second world wars. It was one of the few foods in the UK not subject to rationing during the wars.