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2026-08-26 07:36:05 UTC

TIL that Winston Churchill won the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winston_Churchill
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vyq7da/til_that_winston_churchill_won_the_1953_nobel/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/160/657/873/800/295/original/5d41e6678d92fc6a.jpg

2026-08-18 16:51:05 UTC

TIL North America has exactly one carnivorous butterfly — the Harvester — whose caterpillar doesn't eat plants at all, but hunts and eats aphids.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feniseca
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vru1k9/til_north_america_has_exactly_one_carnivorous/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/117/541/789/435/857/original/8efd29cefbeadf03.jpg

2026-08-15 03:51:05 UTC

TIL it's possible to make chocolate analogues using seeds from fruit other than cocoa. Cupulate, for example, is made from the cupuaçu fruit.
https://www.brazilianfarmers.com/discover/cocoa-chocolate/cupulate-brazilian-farmers-find-a-different-ingredient-for-chocolate/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vosba2/til_its_possible_to_make_chocolate_analogues/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/097/487/735/423/693/original/725ff21f791b89f8.jpg

2026-08-14 22:21:06 UTC

TIL the title "Admiral of the Great Navy of Nebraska" is an honour granted by the US state of Nebraska. Nebraska has no navy, and is also the furthest state from the ocean, being triple-landlocked. The office does, however, grant its holders command of "all tadpoles and goldfish".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Admiral?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vol84z/til_the_title_admiral_of_the_great_navy_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/096/190/222/947/597/original/e9edf1b48d3fa88a.jpg

2026-08-07 09:51:06 UTC

TIL that the spicebush swallowtail caterpillar, despite its tiny size, appears to exploit two remarkable principles. It mimics a snake's head to deter birds from attacking, and it constructs a leaf shelter by spinning silk that shrinks as it dries, pulling the flexible edges of a leaf together.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papilio_troilus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vhvzud/til_that_the_spicebush_swallowtail_caterpillar/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/053/604/922/689/752/original/13026cdb36112744.jpg

2026-08-04 18:06:05 UTC

TIL that in Alfred the Great’s law code (c. 893), if a man unintentionally kills another by letting a tree fall on him, the tree itself must be given to the dead man’s kinsmen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doom_book
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vfftbi/til_that_in_alfred_the_greats_law_code_c_893_if_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/038/564/328/910/721/original/216b86d80d9abfc7.jpg

2026-08-03 22:36:03 UTC

TIL Churchill's famous quote about "democracy being the worst form of government except for all the others" was part of a speech against reducing the power of the unelected House of Lords
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/democratic-theory/article/last-argument-for-democracy-the-unsettling-reliance-of-embedded-democracies-on-comparisons-with-authoritarian-specter-regimes/6270B05ED275C41B1FA558B2C9E0B287
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ves558/til_churchills_famous_quote_about_democracy_being/

2026-08-03 21:36:05 UTC

Til Calling All the Monsters is the only song from A.N.T Farm to be included in Just Dance Disney Party
https://youtu.be/qCzrwkNH5NU?si=cBO-wwGvvXmzk8Cv
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1veqrm5/til_calling_all_the_monsters_is_the_only_song/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/033/727/744/843/177/original/2fc1bf4499df53a9.jpg

2026-08-03 20:36:05 UTC

TIL That Cats Have Bad Distance Vision
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5EkB4sQ_y4&t=230s
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1veob5e/til_that_cats_have_bad_distance_vision/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/033/491/812/135/832/original/d2a1dbe9ed3ada92.jpg

2026-08-03 18:51:07 UTC

TIL the Paris pneumatic post was a pneumatic tube message-carrying service that operated in the French capital from 1866 through 1984 covering 427 km (265 miles) and 130 offices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_pneumatic_post
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1velyx4/til_the_paris_pneumatic_post_was_a_pneumatic_tube/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/033/079/062/095/668/original/4f2aa74dadee5fcb.png

2026-08-03 18:06:06 UTC

TIL that after the Nazi invasion of Yugoslavia in World War Two over 100,000 young women — known as partizanke — would serve as fighters in Josip Tito’s anti-fascist resistance movement. By the war’s end, 25,000 would die, 40,000 would be wounded, and 2,000 would acquire officer’s rank.
https://dangerouswomenproject.org/2016/04/01/partizanke-dangerous-legacy/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vekojh/til_that_after_the_nazi_invasion_of_yugoslavia_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/032/902/082/804/127/original/a251805a6f659a1a.jpg

2026-08-03 11:21:03 UTC

TIL The 1977 December Australian Open tennis womens singles final was between Mrs. R. Cawley and Mrs. R. Cawley. Back in those days the women were referred to on the scroeboard by their husband's name and both players were married to Roger Cawley and Richard Cawley respectively (unrelated)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Australian_Open_(December)_%E2%80%93_Women's_singles
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1veaec8/til_the_1977_december_australian_open_tennis/

2026-08-03 09:51:05 UTC

TIL chlorine-based bleach was invented in 1785 for whitening clothes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ve8sne/til_chlorinebased_bleach_was_invented_in_1785_for/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/030/955/582/857/442/original/80fd869c879c2ae5.jpg

2026-08-02 19:51:03 UTC

TIL that the gin and tonic became popular in India during British Imperialism to encourage English colonizers to consume quinine, an antimalarial derived from the bark of the cinchona tree.
https://www.wineenthusiast.com/ratings/spirit-ratings/gin-ratings/best-gins-for-gin-and-tonic/?link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6a6d3e16144974000100a373&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vdqyv6/til_that_the_gin_and_tonic_became_popular_in/

2026-07-29 11:21:06 UTC

TIL that up until 2014, Lazarat, a small village of less than 3,000 people in Albania, produced an estimated 900 tons of marijuana annually, worth €4.5 billion. It was nicknamed “Europe’s cannabis capital”
https://www.occrp.org/en/news/albania-10-jailed-in-connection-with-2014-marijuana-raid
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9sp2m/til_that_up_until_2014_lazarat_a_small_village_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/002/998/001/532/429/original/362369b0a19a1029.png

2026-07-29 11:06:03 UTC

TIL that Morton Salt merged with an aerospace rocket company to form "Morton Thiokol." After their rocket boosters caused the 1986 Challenger disaster, the public backlash forced the company to split up, spinning Morton Salt back into the independent table salt company we know today.
http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/2781.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9soum/til_that_morton_salt_merged_with_an_aerospace/

2026-07-29 05:36:06 UTC

TIL We have never observed a red dwarf star dying, because the universe hasn't existed long enough for that to happen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_dwarf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9lu42/til_we_have_never_observed_a_red_dwarf_star_dying/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/641/376/706/346/original/5421fb97da20959c.jpg

2026-07-29 05:21:07 UTC

TIL that the graham cracker was invented to stop you from masturbating.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/graham-crackers
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9lthp/til_that_the_graham_cracker_was_invented_to_stop/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/582/510/899/490/original/a0076ee0d3a9d346.jpg

2026-07-29 05:06:05 UTC

TIL that Buddhist monks refrain from eating onions and garlic because they believe these vegetables "increase undesirable emotions."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist_cuisine
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9l2rq/til_that_buddhist_monks_refrain_from_eating/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/523/353/388/554/original/153855b251a01204.jpg

2026-07-29 04:36:06 UTC

TIL in 1998 in the Congo lightning struck a football match and killed all 11 players on one team but left the other team completely unharmed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bena_Tshadi_football_lightning_strike
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9ki73/til_in_1998_in_the_congo_lightning_struck_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/405/468/833/639/original/1547b8261ef90c4f.png

2026-07-29 02:51:06 UTC

TIL the US release of the Harry Potter books not only changed the title of Philosopher's Stone but also changed the spelling of "mum" to "mom", "chips" to "fries", and "jumper" to "sweater", among other changes
https://www.hp-lexicon.org/differences-changes-text/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9ixjx/til_the_us_release_of_the_harry_potter_books_not/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/000/992/567/405/938/original/5534d2c3de043de2.jpg

2026-07-29 02:36:06 UTC

TIL the world's first mechanical alarm clock was invented in 1787 by Levi Hutchins in Concord, New Hampshire, but it could only ring at 4:00 a.m, because that's the only time he wanted to wake up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Hutchins
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9irkt/til_the_worlds_first_mechanical_alarm_clock_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/000/933/611/337/184/original/75ac53059451abba.png

2026-07-29 01:21:05 UTC

TIL that Glenn Jacobs aka Kane of WWE fame has been the Mayor of Knox County, Tennessee since 2018.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kane_%28wrestler%29?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9h0hp/til_that_glenn_jacobs_aka_kane_of_wwe_fame_has/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/000/638/653/622/585/original/96523d1f481cabcd.jpg

2026-07-28 22:36:06 UTC

TIL in 1936, Orson Welles adapted and produced Macbeth (which opened in Harlem, NY with an all black cast) changing the setting to a Caribbean island, thus commonly referred to as Voodoo Macbeth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voodoo_Macbeth#Reception
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9d69p/til_in_1936_orson_welles_adapted_and_produced/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/999/989/880/532/949/original/3b01fe47ba6fa095.jpg

2026-07-28 22:06:05 UTC

TIL In 2009, EA sent promotional boxes for the upcoming release of Godfather II to a number of game reviewers. The boxes contained brass knuckles — which are illegal in many states. They then asked the reviewers to ship them back — which would have also been illegal.
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/business/electronic-arts-issues-recall-of-promotional-brass-knuckles/1872474/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9bx0p/til_in_2009_ea_sent_promotional_boxes_for_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/999/871/872/953/662/original/2c3edad1cadb255a.jpg

2026-07-28 21:36:06 UTC

TIL an adults-only puppet show with topless puppets called Les Poupées de Paris was a key attraction at the 1964 World's Fair. It took in record crowds partly because a reverend denounced it, complaining that the "women don't wear bras", failing to mention that the women were puppets
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Poup%C3%A9es_de_Paris
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9b15v/til_an_adultsonly_puppet_show_with_topless/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/999/753/945/350/507/original/ccc4bd903ae674e6.jpg

2026-07-28 12:36:05 UTC

TIL that in 1660, King Charles II personally chartered the Royal Society, giving royal patronage to scientists and thinkers meeting to test ideas by experiment rather than dogma. Members went on to include Isaac Newton and Christopher Wren. It is the world’s oldest scientific institution.
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/the-royal-societys-charter
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8w5qa/til_that_in_1660_king_charles_ii_personally/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/997/630/562/270/101/original/1401bf9eae169c06.jpg

2026-07-28 04:06:06 UTC

TIL that the word “canola” in canola oil is an acronym, standing for “Canadian Oil, Low in Acid”
https://canadianfoodfocus.org/farming/the-great-canadian-story-of-canola/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8mapc/til_that_the_word_canola_in_canola_oil_is_an/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/995/625/173/627/764/original/776cd166ffad3a44.jpg

2026-07-28 03:21:05 UTC

TIL Paul McCartney's sheepdog Martha, subject of the Beatles' 1968 song "Martha My Dear", outlived John Lennon, passing away peacefully in 1981 at age 15
https://therealtamishow.com/2022/09/04/paul-mccartney-and-martha/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8lddz/til_paul_mccartneys_sheepdog_martha_subject_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/995/448/205/338/452/original/d168a4531291bfe6.jpg

2026-07-28 02:36:03 UTC

TIL as of 2021, nearly half of the fire engines and pumpers operated by U.S. fire departments were at least 15 years old, the age at which NFPA guidance recommends moving them from frontline to reserve service. About 9% were at least 30 years old.
https://content.nfpa.org/-/media/Project/Storefront/Catalog/Files/Research/NFPA-Research/Emergency-responders/Needs-Assessment/osfifthneedsassessmentFacilitiesApparatus.pdf?hash=0A8452FC36E5640E802A7FAD5C22BC97&rev=287fc2f2fbf845c1b277ceff187ffcae&utm_source=chatgpt.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8kdd8/til_as_of_2021_nearly_half_of_the_fire_engines/

2026-07-27 23:36:06 UTC

TIL that in the 1770s, the colony of Virginia voted multiple times to curtail the slave trade only for the bills to be vetoed by Lord Dunmore on behalf of King George III who had massive investments in the slave trade.
https://cardinalnews.org/2024/06/11/dispatch-from-1772-britain-vetoes-virginias-vote-to-abolish-slave-trade/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8ge7i/til_that_in_the_1770s_the_colony_of_virginia/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/994/563/490/955/974/original/ed58c8e13e7ab039.jpg

2026-07-27 21:36:06 UTC

TIL Tigers look orange to humans because we are trichromats, but they appear green to deer and wild boars because they are dichromats
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0981wt0
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8d6op/til_tigers_look_orange_to_humans_because_we_are/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/994/091/635/790/533/original/89eccc282ba0016c.jpg

2026-07-27 21:06:06 UTC

TIL the 1980 Winter Olympic Village was built with the intention of converting it into a federal prison after the games ended. Multiple Olympic delegations refused to house their Olympians there.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Correctional_Institution,_Ray_Brook
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8cgr8/til_the_1980_winter_olympic_village_was_built/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/993/973/671/588/583/original/9a8df4280a0d182b.jpg

2026-07-27 18:06:06 UTC

TIL of Blanets, which are planets that form and orbit black holes. A supermassive blackhole could have millions of Jupiter-mass planets orbiting it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanet
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v87exq/til_of_blanets_which_are_planets_that_form_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/993/265/885/983/820/original/e346187006656aba.jpg

2026-07-27 14:51:05 UTC

TIL Why we sometimes feel like we're falling right before we fall asleep. As we fall asleep, our muscles relax very quickly. Sometimes, the brain misinterprets this sudden relaxation as a real fall and triggers a sudden jerk (called a hypnic jerk) to "catch" us. This phenomenon is common, harmless
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/why-do-i-feel-like-im-falling-when-im-falling-asleep-video
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v818h6/til_why_we_sometimes_feel_like_were_falling_right/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/499/051/893/120/original/0f6f2ee0e043269a.jpg

2026-07-27 14:36:06 UTC

TIL about the London medical students who assisted at Belsen. Post liberation a call for 100 volunteer students in their final 18 months of medical school were tasked with taking over the 200 camp huts. Their work was instrumental in reducing the death rate from over 500 a day to 100 due to TB.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_medical_students_who_assisted_at_Belsen
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v817l7/til_about_the_london_medical_students_who/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/440/143/883/398/original/74bc9df0ba909601.jpg

2026-07-27 13:21:05 UTC

TIL there's actually a difference between coffin and casket. Coffins are tapered to the body (6 or 8 sides), usually with a separate lid, typically far cheaper. A casket is a rectangle with a hinged lid, typically with rails attached for carrying and usually far more ornate & expensive.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffin?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7zycj/til_theres_actually_a_difference_between_coffin/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/145/201/568/860/original/586e196c775a31c2.jpg

2026-07-27 13:06:05 UTC

TIL that all five words of the Sator Square appear in Christopher Nolan's "Tenet" as the villain (SATOR), an art forger (AREPO), the film title (TENET), the opening (OPERA) scene, and a security company (ROTAS). It is a Roman palindrome, whose earliest example was found in the ruins of Pompeii.
https://www.gamesradar.com/tenet-movie-sator-square-christopher-nolan/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7zesl/til_that_all_five_words_of_the_sator_square/

2026-07-27 10:51:06 UTC

TIL the CSS Teaser is considered the first aircraft carrier. During the Civil War it carried a Confederate reconnaissance balloon up the James River, until the USS Maratanza captured it before the balloon ever flew in combat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Army_Balloon_Corps
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7wobv/til_the_css_teaser_is_considered_the_first/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/991/555/385/577/997/original/55177e3ecb88aeed.jpg

2026-07-27 04:21:04 UTC

TIL Dolphins in captivity have been observed to commit suicide.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dolphin-commits-suicide_n_5491513
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7pcsw/til_dolphins_in_captivity_have_been_observed_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/990/021/742/588/479/original/8ca5bd3543a031fc.jpg

2026-07-27 03:06:02 UTC

TIL the 1800 US election was very bitter. John Adams jailed Jefferson's surrogates and stoked fears he would create a reign of terror. Jefferson's camp claimed Adams was "hermaphroditic" and a "poor old man" plotting to marry his son to George III's daughter. Adams skipped Jefferson's inauguration.
https://millercenter.org/president/adams/campaigns-and-elections
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7nlb8/til_the_1800_us_election_was_very_bitter_john/

2026-07-27 02:36:05 UTC

TIL there are only 45 true IMAX 70mm theaters in the world and about 30 of them are in US.
https://www.dfirentals.com/news/how-many-70mm-imax-theaters
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7n76c/til_there_are_only_45_true_imax_70mm_theaters_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/608/901/751/700/original/77f5b88592c22635.jpg

2026-07-27 02:21:05 UTC

TIL that a Canadian man has lived for two decades without using money
https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/penniless-two-decades-without-money
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7n34g/til_that_a_canadian_man_has_lived_for_two_decades/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/549/964/024/502/original/170689f1a2a3b4bf.jpg

2026-07-27 02:06:06 UTC

TIL the world's largest underground granite quarry is in Vermont and extends nearly 600 feet underground.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Ages_Corporation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7mh6n/til_the_worlds_largest_underground_granite_quarry/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/491/047/581/210/original/f6ff38399bd300bb.jpg

2026-07-27 01:51:06 UTC

TIL that 'Crimping' (also known as 'Shanghaiing') - the practice of forcibly recruiting sailors as crew for long voyages - was common in America until the early 1900s and only ended due to a combination of technology, unions, and legislation.
https://historynet.com/of-crimes-and-shanghaied-sailors/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7m6wj/til_that_crimping_also_known_as_shanghaiing_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/432/074/303/339/original/1347943c870fa244.jpg

2026-07-27 01:36:06 UTC

TIL astronaut Clifton Williams was originally scheduled to fly to the Moon as Lunar Module Pilot on Apollo 12, but he died in a plane crash before being officially assigned to the flight. His replacement, Alan Bean, left Williams' silver astronaut pin on the surface of the Moon in tribute to him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_astronaut_badges#:~:text=the%20astronaut%20device.-,NASA%20astronaut%20pins,-edit
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7lun9/til_astronaut_clifton_williams_was_originally/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/373/064/599/013/original/62775bd3771c6447.jpg

2026-07-26 23:51:06 UTC

TIL no one at Atari knew that Warren Robinett had inserted the hidden message "Created by Warren Robinett" (which established the term Easter egg in gaming) into the Atari 2600 game Adventure until a 15-yr-old named Adam Clayton discovered it & sent a letter to Atari in 1980 explaining how he did it
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adventure_(1980_video_game)#Easter_egg:~:text=Robinett%20kept%20the%20secret,developer.%5B22%5D
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7jcai/til_no_one_at_atari_knew_that_warren_robinett_had/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/988/960/175/931/413/original/cb25979a8a4346c7.jpg

2026-07-26 20:51:05 UTC

TIL UTC doesn’t abbreviate anything in English or French. “Coordinated Universal Time” would be CUT; French “Temps Universel Coordonné” would be TUC. UTC was a deliberate neutral compromise so the abbreviation works the same in every language
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coordinated_Universal_Time
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7f4w8/til_utc_doesnt_abbreviate_anything_in_english_or/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/988/252/347/294/986/original/4d0e96b614c4446c.png

2026-07-26 20:36:03 UTC

TIL Napoleon and Sherlock Holmes hold the Guinness World Records for the most portrayed historical and fictional character on screen, but they are both technically beaten by Jesus, Santa Clause, and The Devil
https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/69891-most-portrayed-historical-character-in-films
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7eya9/til_napoleon_and_sherlock_holmes_hold_the/

2026-07-26 17:51:05 UTC

TIL the Mongols reportedly killed the last Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad, al-Musta'sim, by wrapping him in a carpet and having horses trample him instead of directly shedding his blood. The method was supposedly chosen because royal blood was considered sacred.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Musta%27sim#Destruction_and_massacre
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7a2a3/til_the_mongols_reportedly_killed_the_last/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/987/544/556/368/187/original/0ea799719325b910.jpg

2026-07-26 15:36:05 UTC

TIL that six sex workers were murdered in West London in 1964–65 and found undressed in or near the Thames, leading the press to nickname the unidentified killer “Jack the Stripper”; despite one of Scotland Yard’s biggest manhunts, the case remains unsolved.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammersmith_nude_murders
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v76tff/til_that_six_sex_workers_were_murdered_in_west/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/987/013/686/204/650/original/e99b27e403a7ba12.png

2026-07-26 11:06:03 UTC

TIL the 500-year-old tradition of Turkish coffee reading (kahve falı) started in the Ottoman harem not just as magic, but as a clever social loophole. Women used the "fortunes" in the cups as a safe excuse to gossip, vent, and talk about taboo subjects without getting in trouble.
https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/turkish-coffee-culture-and-tradition-00645
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v70m2p/til_the_500yearold_tradition_of_turkish_coffee/

2026-07-26 04:21:05 UTC

TIL legendary boxer Sugar Ray Robinson dreamed he’d kill his next opponent and tried to cancel the fight. He fought anyway, the boxer died, and Robinson gave his next four fight purses to the victim’s mother.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Ray_Robinson
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6seoq/til_legendary_boxer_sugar_ray_robinson_dreamed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/984/359/519/944/962/original/4b998accadc51b51.jpg

2026-07-26 03:51:05 UTC

TIL Starting the Ford Model T requires turning the crank at the front of the car by hand to start the engine. There is the risk of snapping your forearm if the engine backfires
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a15142307/how-to-drive-a-ford-model-t/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6rm1h/til_starting_the_ford_model_t_requires_turning/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/984/241/553/719/648/original/270fcb739404df8a.jpg

2026-07-26 02:51:05 UTC

TIL that Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" was banned for broadcast by the BBC for the duration of the first Gulf War (2 August 1990 – 28 February 1991) due to the song's political themes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Wants_to_Rule_the_World#Reception_and_legacy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6qrlj/til_that_tears_for_fears_everybody_wants_to_rule/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/984/005/623/120/457/original/1a93442067ca3a58.png

2026-07-26 01:51:05 UTC

TIL that, after Greece's Christianization, the Greeks of Eleusis venerated Demeter as "Saint Demetra". Her story had many similarities to the myth of Demeter and the locals decorated her ancient statue with flowers for good harvests. In 1801, Edward Clarke stole her statue and moved it to England.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demeter#Saint_Demetra
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6pue1/til_that_after_greeces_christianization_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/769/669/788/931/original/c8e2be66f26539e7.jpg

2026-07-26 01:36:05 UTC

TIL human breast milk cheese is a thing
https://foodtechconnect.com/2011/01/11/miriam-simun-talks-about-human-cheese-biotechnology-sustainable-food-systems/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6pe3t/til_human_breast_milk_cheese_is_a_thing/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/710/667/811/716/original/6af439f8a2c218da.jpg

2026-07-26 01:21:04 UTC

TIL that on February 11, 2013, five TV stations scattered across the United States were hijacked and played an emergency alert saying “Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living.” The hijackers were never caught.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Emergency_Alert_System_hijackings?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6p3tm/til_that_on_february_11_2013_five_tv_stations/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/651/665/813/850/original/ef53ff31ea1fbff2.jpg

2026-07-26 00:51:05 UTC

TIL : In 2014, in santa barbara, the city contracted Dan Greding to install "75 minutes parking only" ; he got ticketed for violating the rule while putting up the signs. The ticket was upheld
https://myfox8.com/news/man-gets-ticketed-for-violating-75-minute-parking-sign-he-was-installing/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6olmt/til_in_2014_in_santa_barbara_the_city_contracted/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/533/735/693/925/original/bae9550c339011c8.jpg

2026-07-26 00:36:05 UTC

TIL some societies appear to have gone through much of the Bronze Age using bronze only for weapons or elite art, such as Chinese ritual bronzes, with ordinary farmers largely still using stone tools.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6oj9i/til_some_societies_appear_to_have_gone_through/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/474/758/866/050/original/a7edc1c6b9f8e6f5.png

2026-07-26 00:21:05 UTC

TIL that while filming Pilgrimage in early 2015, Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland helped film each others audition tapes for their respective MCU roles.
https://deadline.com/2025/04/jon-bernthal-helped-tom-holland-spider-man-audition-tape-1236372095/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6oajt/til_that_while_filming_pilgrimage_in_early_2015/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/415/758/074/815/original/8a93f6d78f3eba17.jpg

2026-07-26 00:06:05 UTC

TIL At least 25 of the Snapple "Facts" are false, outdated, exaggerated or inconclusive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapple
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6nyv8/til_at_least_25_of_the_snapple_facts_are_false/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/356/812/276/705/original/b6b1476f65797ecc.png

2026-07-25 23:06:03 UTC

TIL that Melbourne, Australia has a unique traffic rule known as the hook turn. It’s a right-hand turn, but it’s made from the far left lane instead of the right lane. You drive through the intersection then hook right to make the turn. The hook turn exists mainly to keep trams clear.
https://onroad.com.au/Blog/Master-the-Hook-Turn-The-Australian-Road-Rule-That-Confuses-Drivers
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6mgce/til_that_melbourne_australia_has_a_unique_traffic/

2026-07-25 21:36:07 UTC

TIL despite not enjoying music, Osama Bin Laden was a fan of Whitney Houston
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Houston
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6kebc/til_despite_not_enjoying_music_osama_bin_laden/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/982/767/065/583/528/original/53a030fa63241f1f.jpg

2026-07-25 20:51:02 UTC

TIL: Leonard Nimoy's art sells for almost $25000 and is displayed in multiple museums
https://www.rmichelson.com/artists/leonard-nimoy/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6j1ie/til_leonard_nimoys_art_sells_for_almost_25000_and/

2026-07-25 15:36:05 UTC

TIL children born only a month apart can be up to twice as likely to be diagnosed and prescribed ADHD meds - based on the cut-off dates for school year intakes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-23/younger-classmates-more-likely-to-be-on-adhd-medication/8194742
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6act7/til_children_born_only_a_month_apart_can_be_up_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/981/351/389/781/490/original/00bf996b8fcdfcf9.jpg

2026-07-25 15:21:05 UTC

TIL Bull-fighting was popular in Italy in the early 16th century, with bull fights even organised by the Pope on Saint Peter's square. In 1567 Pope Pius V tried to put an end to it by publishing an edict that banned all bloodsports that involved harming animals, under penalty of excommunication
https://library.law.yale.edu/news/papal-bull-against-bullfighting
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v69nqx/til_bullfighting_was_popular_in_italy_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/981/292/429/459/164/original/aaf7672438665f17.jpg

2026-07-25 14:51:05 UTC

TIL Christopher Nolan recreated the Trinity atomic bomb test in Oppenheimer without using CGI. Instead, the visual effects team combined large-scale practical explosions, miniatures, and in camera effects to bring the first nuclear detonation to life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppenheimer_(film)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v697ny/til_christopher_nolan_recreated_the_trinity/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/981/174/434/888/479/original/162794340f64fb44.jpg

2026-07-25 14:36:03 UTC

TIL the strongest beer in the world is 'Utopias 2025' by Samuel Adams at 30% ABV. It's illegal in 15 states due to ABV limits on beer. The beer achieves its high alcohol content through extended fermentation with specialized yeast strains. not distillation, keeping it technically classified as beer.
https://www.foodandwine.com/strongest-beer-in-the-world-samuel-adams-utopias-2025-11845424
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v695so/til_the_strongest_beer_in_the_world_is_utopias/

2026-07-25 14:21:03 UTC

TIL about a medical condition called "Penis Captivus" in which one victim reported that he felt being "held back deep in the vagina, tightly gripped and imprisoned."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penis_captivus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6938z/til_about_a_medical_condition_called_penis/

2026-07-25 14:06:06 UTC

TIL that in 1718, King Charles XII of Sweden was killed during a siege, and a 1998 forensic analysis concluded he was likely assassinated by a Swedish conspirator using a makeshift jacketed bullet long before they were in common use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_XII_of_Sweden
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v690pg/til_that_in_1718_king_charles_xii_of_sweden_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/980/997/571/558/308/original/dcb2e8e2762228cd.png

2026-07-25 12:06:03 UTC

TIL that once dominant mobile phone manufacturer Nokia had both an "iPhone-like" smartphone prototype and plans for a phone application store in 2004, but cancelled the concepts because they didn't believe in their potential. Just couple of years later Apple would find massive success with both.
https://venturebeat.com/business/nokia-had-iphone-like-prototype-in-2004-but-killed-it
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v668dr/til_that_once_dominant_mobile_phone_manufacturer/

2026-07-25 11:51:05 UTC

TIL the Bosporus and the city of Oxford are both named something like "shallow crossing point in a river that allows cattle to cross the water". In Oxford's case the name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, while Bosporus comes from Ancient Greek boûs (cattle) + poros (passage).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosporus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v65u3b/til_the_bosporus_and_the_city_of_oxford_are_both/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/980/466/675/446/975/original/f402f32f43c7bd01.png

2026-07-24 15:36:05 UTC

TIL about John Forester, an English-American cycling activist who campaigned against bike lanes because he believed that their construction would de-legitimize his right to ride in the street.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Forester_(cyclist)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v5e1vw/til_about_john_forester_an_englishamerican/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/975/689/054/634/507/original/87bc75f2d6fd748e.png

2026-07-24 13:36:04 UTC

TIL that the biblical Second Book of Samuel claims that it was not David, but a man named Elhanan who slew Goliath. The later Book of Chronicles attempted to rectify this by claiming it was Goliath's brother who Elhanan killed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliath#Elhanan_and_Goliath
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v5aykp/til_that_the_biblical_second_book_of_samuel/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/975/217/188/652/358/original/e8eb849b097eca83.jpg

2026-07-24 10:51:05 UTC

TIL although red dwarf stars account for 72%-76% of the stars in the Milky Way galaxy, they are almost never visible to the naked eye on Earth because of their low energy output.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitability_of_red_dwarf_systems
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v57bp5/til_although_red_dwarf_stars_account_for_7276_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/974/568/445/788/984/original/5335a33178af1152.jpg

2026-07-24 01:21:07 UTC

TIL that Samuel L. Jackson was an usher at Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/samuel-l-jackson-how-i-became-an-usher-at-martin-luther-king-jrs-funeral-guest-column-1099033/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4vm9r/til_that_samuel_l_jackson_was_an_usher_at_martin/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/972/327/192/926/571/original/cb2c6fcf9942868e.jpg

2026-07-23 23:51:05 UTC

TIL in 2024, during a trip with his dogs, Brandon Garrett failed to navigate a turn and plunged his truck into an Oregon ravine, trapping him in a creek. One of his dogs ran four miles back to their campsite to alert family, launching a rescue operation which led to his survival.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/08/dog-saves-owner-oregon-crash
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4ubpt/til_in_2024_during_a_trip_with_his_dogs_brandon/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/971/973/212/480/024/original/e468b86198e30519.jpg

2026-07-23 22:57:46 UTC

TIL that the average age of a millionaire in the US is around 61 years old.
https://moneywise.com/managing-money/retirement-planning/the-average-american-millionaire-is-61-years-old-heres-why-young-people-are-having-a-hard-time-joining-the-club
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4sha3/til_that_the_average_age_of_a_millionaire_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/971/763/508/498/763/original/c1cff5d16d6857fa.jpg

2026-07-23 19:36:03 UTC

TIL that despite widespread belief that different races have varying penis size, actual scientific studies where they measure the size of people's penis found no variation of penis size between different races
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_penis_size#Size,_race,_and_ethnicity
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4nby0/til_that_despite_widespread_belief_that_different/

2026-07-23 18:51:07 UTC

TIL that nearly 20% of people over 25 in Los Alamos County, have a PhD, making it the county with the highest concentration of doctoral degrees per capita in the US. It consistently ranks as one of the most educated counties in the USA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Alamos_County,_New_Mexico
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4lxyy/til_that_nearly_20_of_people_over_25_in_los/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/970/793/661/691/845/original/b232061078c08fa4.jpg

2026-07-23 18:21:08 UTC

TIL desert kites are neolithic animal traps with low stone walls ranging from a few hundred meters to several kilometers in length. Designed to funnel animals toward pits or precipices, these mega-traps were rediscovered by air in the 1920s.
https://popular-archaeology.com/article/massive-late-neolithic-animal-traps-in-arabia-have-archaeologists-mobilized/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4kube/til_desert_kites_are_neolithic_animal_traps_with/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/970/675/782/660/496/original/9dc9e4c47a5fb46e.jpg

2026-07-23 17:51:05 UTC

TIL that the term "Patient Zero" is due to a misreading of an AIDS study by the CDC. It was actually Patient O (standing for "Out-of-California"). This patient was not the first person to spread HIV across the USA.
https://whyy.org/segments/how-the-myth-of-patient-zero-was-made/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4kexj/til_that_the_term_patient_zero_is_due_to_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/970/557/623/902/904/original/94b6d140ae655069.jpg

2026-07-23 14:51:06 UTC

TIL in 1954, the United Fruit Company (Chiquita) instigated a CIA backed coup in Guatemala after government reforms threatened their profits and exploitative labor practices.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_Guatemalan_coup_d'%C3%A9tat#United_Fruit_Company_lobbying
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4eha5/til_in_1954_the_united_fruit_company_chiquita/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/969/849/889/042/771/original/3ebaa6bb804445ae.jpg

2026-07-23 12:21:07 UTC

TIL that different Hindu Puranas present the same god (Shiva) in completely contradictory ways, in one he's the supreme creator of the universe, in another he's a devotee of another god and the tradition intentionally preserved both versions
https://vedapath.app/blog/the-tradition-that-rewrites-the-god-how-each-purana-claims-shiva
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v4c23j/til_that_different_hindu_puranas_present_the_same/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/969/260/164/009/100/original/68c96a1365c3a909.jpg

2026-07-22 04:06:32 UTC

TIL bananas develop from individual flowers in a hanging cluster, with each flower producing one banana.
https://youtube.com/shorts/69wSVolXEPI?si=C7v-UJw8U36qm1q2
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v34yvi/til_bananas_develop_from_individual_flowers_in_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/961/653/013/962/625/original/109294f6fcdeec7d.jpg

2026-07-21 20:51:47 UTC

TIL after 146 workers died in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire, the factory owners were acquitted of manslaughter and collected insurance worth $445 per victim — $64,925 more than their losses. Victims' families got $75 each. In 1913 owner Max Blanck was caught locking the doors again and fined $20.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_Shirtwaist_Factory_fire#Consequences
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2tig8/til_after_146_workers_died_in_the_triangle/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/959/943/570/762/438/original/4d83c30c578dd1c6.jpg

2026-07-21 20:36:33 UTC

TIL That Cleopatra was ethnically Greek and not Egyptian
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethnicity_of_Cleopatra
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2t898/til_that_cleopatra_was_ethnically_greek_and_not/
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2026-07-21 20:21:39 UTC

TIL Godzilla Minus One won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects despite reportedly costing only around $10–15 million to make, far less than most Hollywood blockbusters, whose VFX-heavy budgets often exceed $150–300 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_Minus_One
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2sm3g/til_godzilla_minus_one_won_the_academy_award_for/
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2026-07-21 20:06:03 UTC

TIL that Gladiators rarely fought to the death. Matches had clearly defined rules enforced by referees which usually included calling the match if a gladiator was close to death.
https://romeandvaticanpass.com/en/things-to-do/the-life-of-gladiators-in-rome
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2sjtt/til_that_gladiators_rarely_fought_to_the_death/

2026-07-21 10:06:03 UTC

TIL the Italian professional surfer, snowboarder and skier Giulia Manfrini died when she was impaled in the chest by a swordfish while surfing in Indonesia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giulia_Manfrini
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2du99/til_the_italian_professional_surfer_snowboarder/

2026-07-21 07:51:07 UTC

TIL that EA sports has successfully predicted the past 5 World Cup winners by running a simulation inside their game.
https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/ea-sports-fc-correctly-predicts-another-world-cup-winner-spain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v2bn16/til_that_ea_sports_has_successfully_predicted_the/
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2026-07-20 18:06:05 UTC

TIL 'Polish-Saxon Crisis': Prussіa and Russіa's attempt to annex entire Saxony and Poland which led to a secret war alliance b/w France, Britain and Austria in 1815 against Prussіa and Russіa. It is also known as "Secret Treaty of Vienna".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Treaty_of_Vienna
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v1s3re/til_polishsaxon_crisis_prussіa_and_russіas/
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2026-07-18 22:21:03 UTC

TIL that during the War of 1812 British officer James Dacre was acquitted by court martial for the loss of his ship after defending himself by noting it had been French-built.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Richard_Dacres_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1788)#Aftermath
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v081bm/til_that_during_the_war_of_1812_british_officer/

2026-07-18 20:36:06 UTC

TIL Former US soccer player Alexi Lalas went to Cranbrook. That’s a private school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexi_Lalas
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v06awz/til_former_us_soccer_player_alexi_lalas_went_to/
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2026-07-18 20:06:05 UTC

TIL from 2004-2023, Japan has closed 8,850 schools. The nation is losing 400-500 schools a year. Japan's Ministry of Education tracks almost 75,000 excess classrooms not in use. Many of these schools are repurposed into other facilities but they are often located in declining rural areas.
https://www.mext.go.jp/a_menu/shotou/zyosei/yoyuu_00002.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v05q41/til_from_20042023_japan_has_closed_8850_schools/
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2026-07-18 19:51:13 UTC

TIL in 2025 three octogenarian nuns fled their nursing home and broke back into their former convent in Salzburg with former students and a locksmith. After they gained 100,000 Instagram followers, the diocese said they can stay under conditions including closing their social media accounts
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/europe/austrian-nuns-convent-stay-conditions-intl-scli
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v05f8i/til_in_2025_three_octogenarian_nuns_fled_their/
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2026-07-18 11:51:07 UTC

TIL that in the 1997 sci-fi film "Event Horizon", Sam Neill - playing an Australian scientist - requested that the Australian flag be changed to replace the Union Jack with the Aboriginal Flag, to represent how he thought it should look in 2047.
https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/on-its-20th-anniversary-a-defence-of-event-horizon/nfdg1i5o9
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uztlpi/til_that_in_the_1997_scifi_film_event_horizon_sam/
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2026-07-18 08:21:08 UTC

TIL abuot Qian Xuesen, a Chinese aerospace engineer working at CalTech who was deported from the US to China during the Red Scare under false allegations of communist sympathies. He later played a significant part in the development of China's rocketry and defence industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uzq117/til_abuot_qian_xuesen_a_chinese_aerospace/
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2026-07-15 01:21:26 UTC

TIL that former SS commander Joachim Peiper, who had worked directly under Himmler during WWII, was killed on July 14, 1976, when communists set fire to his home in France. The anti-Nazi group “The Avengers” claimed responsibility.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_Peiper
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uwr1t4/til_that_former_ss_commander_joachim_peiper_who/