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2026-08-26 09:36:05 CEST

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/
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2026-08-21 02:06:06 CEST

TIL that in 37 BC, the Roman polymath Marcus Terentius Varro warned his readers to avoid living near swamps because of "minute creatures which cannot be seen by the eyes" and cause disease. Microorganisms would not be observed until the 17th century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Terentius_Varro
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vtyt1i/til_that_in_37_bc_the_roman_polymath_marcus/
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2026-08-18 18:51:05 CEST

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/
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2026-08-15 05:51:05 CEST

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/
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2026-08-15 00:21:06 CEST

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/
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2026-08-07 11:51:06 CEST

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 20:06:05 CEST

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

2026-08-04 00:36:03 CEST

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 23:36:05 CEST

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 20:06:06 CEST

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 13:21:03 CEST

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 11:51:05 CEST

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 21:51:03 CEST

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 13:06:03 CEST

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 07:51:06 CEST

TIL the word "sniper" comes from the snipe, a small, fast, and highly elusive bird. In the 18th century, British soldiers in India considered successfully shooting a snipe such a difficult feat that anyone who could do it was called a "sniper."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9m2xi/til_the_word_sniper_comes_from_the_snipe_a_small/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/700/374/387/115/original/bb1bea426eabb537.jpg

2026-07-29 07:21:07 CEST

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 07:06:05 CEST

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/
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2026-07-29 06:36:06 CEST

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/
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2026-07-29 04:51:06 CEST

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/
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2026-07-29 04:36:06 CEST

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/
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2026-07-29 00:36:06 CEST

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 14:36:05 CEST

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 06:06:06 CEST

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 04:36:03 CEST

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 23:06:06 CEST

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 20:06:06 CEST

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 15:21:05 CEST

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 15:06:05 CEST

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 05:06:02 CEST

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 04:36:05 CEST

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/
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2026-07-27 04:21:05 CEST

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 04:06:06 CEST

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 03:36:06 CEST

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 19:51:05 CEST

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 05:51:05 CEST

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 04:51:05 CEST

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 02:36:05 CEST

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 02:21:05 CEST

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/
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2026-07-26 02:06:05 CEST

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/
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2026-07-25 23:36:07 CEST

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 22:51:02 CEST

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 20:21:05 CEST

TIL the Sykes-Picot Agreement that was meant to partition the Ottoman Empire after WWI awarded Constantinople to Russiа.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes%E2%80%93Picot_Agreement
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6fccz/til_the_sykespicot_agreement_that_was_meant_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/982/000/215/839/293/original/e4b3a7bb3621414f.jpg

2026-07-25 17:21:05 CEST

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 16:51:05 CEST

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 16:36:03 CEST

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 16:06:06 CEST

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 14:06:03 CEST

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 13:51:05 CEST

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

2026-07-25 13:36:05 CEST

TIL Spencer Elden, who was photographed as a baby & put on the cover of the Nirvana album Nevermind, has tried to sue the band twice, however a judge threw out his lawsuit for the second time after finding that the image was not pornographic & compared it to a "family photo of a nude child bathing".
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/02/nirvana-nevermind-cover-alleged-child-sexual-abuse-image-spencer-elden-lawsuit-defeated-again
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v65ifw/til_spencer_elden_who_was_photographed_as_a_baby/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/980/407/683/364/137/original/098816b7a0186db6.jpg

2026-07-24 12:51:05 CEST

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 03:21:07 CEST

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

2026-07-24 01:51:05 CEST

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

2026-07-24 00:57:46 CEST

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 21:36:03 CEST

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 19:51:05 CEST

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 16:51:06 CEST

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 14:21:07 CEST

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 06:06:32 CEST

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 22:36:33 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/959/883/637/945/933/original/c9c702251ad5b8b1.jpg

2026-07-21 22:21:39 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/959/825/054/123/464/original/261b9e45c29751b6.jpg

2026-07-21 22:06:03 CEST

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 12:06:03 CEST

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 09:51:07 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/956/873/845/757/901/original/e88c218706e4d66c.jpg

2026-07-20 20:06:05 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/953/629/640/434/412/original/5f92e167e34e99f1.jpg

2026-07-19 00:21:03 CEST

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 22:36:06 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/942/894/903/849/724/original/8d9c600a85fcfb3e.jpg

2026-07-18 22:06:05 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/942/776/927/894/355/original/948fe2a58f0a0eb6.png

2026-07-18 21:51:13 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/942/718/365/465/780/original/214765a069b9d9bd.jpg

2026-07-18 13:51:07 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/940/830/628/253/909/original/e95f15e87e45fc8c.jpg

2026-07-18 10:21:08 CEST

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/940/004/941/526/582/original/3581299f965e9fc3.png

2026-07-15 03:21:26 CEST

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/

2026-07-15 02:51:05 CEST

TIL that the Grammy Award winning rap group Three 6 Mafia sampled this 1973 song "Tell me my why has our love turned cold" by 70's r&b soul singer Willie Hutch to produce the multi-platinum selling track "Stay Fly" released in 2005. I'm impressed at how much of the original song they used.
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KULY_Oj7uMU&si=5yu58T_9hGHkSuXa
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uwqmde/til_that_the_grammy_award_winning_rap_group_three/

2026-07-14 20:21:32 CEST

TIL that in 1964 law enforcement allegedly used the violent Colombo crime family capo Greg Scarpa, known as “The Grim Reaper”, to help solve a missing persons case in Mississippi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Scarpa
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uwfm7f/til_that_in_1964_law_enforcement_allegedly_used/

2026-07-14 19:36:06 CEST

TIL that Nat Turner interpreted a solar eclipse as a divine signal from God to begin planning his rebellion, the bloodiest slave revolt in US History.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nat_Turner%27s_Rebellion
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uweast/til_that_nat_turner_interpreted_a_solar_eclipse/

2026-07-11 16:21:03 CEST

TIL Earth's inner core doesn't rotate at exactly the same speed as the mantle and appears to periodically speed up, slow down, and even gradually reverse its motion relative to the mantle as part of an approximately 70-year cycle.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-022-01112-z
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1utl8fi/til_earths_inner_core_doesnt_rotate_at_exactly/

2026-06-13 06:21:18 CEST

TIL that "Anwar Sadat" was a 1981 tribute single released by the British singer and songwriter Roger Cook. The song, which celebrated the Egyptian President, was originally written around 1977 but was shelved until it was released as a memorial song following Sadat's assassination in October 1981.
https://youtu.be/4mSs2441EDw?si=aUnRH87iFBvPe0Kq
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4gs8z/til_that_anwar_sadat_was_a_1981_tribute_single/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/740/880/614/467/686/original/084adc17d9aae5f9.jpg

2026-06-02 23:36:04 CEST

TIL in 1985 the Canadian federal government demanded the name of the Jamaican Beef Patty be changed, but the Jamaican community fought back.
https://youtu.be/-PxtCIMeRMY?si=8KbR8lI2SimQ3fhR
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tv4gfp/til_in_1985_the_canadian_federal_government/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/682/664/462/441/349/original/8615eda70e750b8a.jpg

2026-05-24 17:36:04 CEST

TIL that in 1955 the US deported a co-founder of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab back to China on unproven espionage suspicions. He went on to build China's entire missile and space program from scratch.
https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/hsue-shen-tsien/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tmewca/til_that_in_1955_the_us_deported_a_cofounder_of/

2025-01-22 18:51:04 CET

TIL that in the 1980s, "Weird Al" Yankovic turned down a $5 million beer endorsement deal, which would be worth around $14.5 million today, because he felt it was unethical given his young, impressionable fanbase.
https://www.celebitchy.com/602450/weird_al_turned_down_a_5_million_beer_endorsement_deal_for_ethical_reasons/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i7gisi/til_that_in_the_1980s_weird_al_yankovic_turned/

2025-01-22 04:51:03 CET

TIL Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study
https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/47/1/zsad253/7280269
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i71wkn/til_sleep_regularity_is_a_stronger_predictor_of/

2025-01-16 13:36:03 CET

TIL that Gaddafi survived a US air strike in 1986 thanks to the italian government warning him before the attack.
https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=1948976&language=en
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1i2np05/til_that_gaddafi_survived_a_us_air_strike_in_1986/

2025-01-11 18:06:06 CET

TIL Split-Brain Experiments by Sperry and Gazzaniga showed in patients with severed corpus callosums (to treat severe epilepsy), the two hemispheres were unable to communicate. The experiment showed consciousness can “split” into two separate streams within the same person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Split-brain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyykbx/til_splitbrain_experiments_by_sperry_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/810/811/511/177/514/original/b4259f8d7bc0ead3.jpg

2025-01-11 17:51:05 CET

TIL that Indomie Mie Goreng (Fried Noodles) was invented in 1982 by a lady who back then had just graduated from a degree in food technology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nunuk_Nuraini
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyyh2y/til_that_indomie_mie_goreng_fried_noodles_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/810/752/470/968/961/original/f17f13953fc5f5f4.jpg

2025-01-11 17:36:04 CET

TIL in 2017 a couple survived a wildfire in California by jumping into a neighbors pool and staying submerged for 6 hours. They came up for air only when they needed to, using wet t-shirts to shield their faces from falling embers.
https://weather.com/news/news/2017-10-13-santa-rosa-couple-survives-wildfire-hiding-in-swimming-pool-jan-john-pascoe
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hyy2vv/til_in_2017_a_couple_survived_a_wildfire_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/810/693/422/195/076/original/968727e35f0c5654.jpg

2024-12-26 07:36:02 CET

TIL that of the 780 prisoners who have been held in detention at Guantanamo Bay, only 16 have ever been charged by the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guantanamo_Bay_detention_camp
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hminav/til_that_of_the_780_prisoners_who_have_been_held/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/717/737/075/576/996/original/097ac4e7fccecf25.jpg

2024-12-20 02:51:03 CET

TIL Ryan Island is the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest freshwater lake in the world.
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815546895/the-lonely-non-island-unfortunately-moose-boulder-doesnt-exist
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1hi7x92/til_ryan_island_is_the_largest_island_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/682/642/572/783/522/original/5194b41cfc72ecbb.jpg

2024-12-07 16:06:03 CET

TIL that Matthew McConaughey has a brother named Rooster, who named his son Miller Lite and his daughter Margarita
https://marrieddivorce.com/actor/rooster-mcconaughey.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1h8uai6/til_that_matthew_mcconaughey_has_a_brother_named/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/612/158/644/065/459/original/a466ef1ade3e4218.jpg

2024-12-07 15:06:04 CET

TIL Keira Knightley was 17 when Love Actually was filmed. Her character marries Peter (Chiwitel Ejiofor, 25 at the time), and is obsessed on Mark, played by Andrew Lincoln (29 at the time). They had to reshoot her facial reactions during the cue card scene because she thought it was too creepy.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/keira-knightley-love-actually-cue-cards-…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1h8sxp0/til_keira_knightley_was_17_when_love_actually_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/611/922/678/798/342/original/b06ea11b3531336d.jpg

2024-10-07 14:51:05 CEST

TIL of 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident, where a failed attempt by North Korean forces to extract a recon team by submarine led to a 49 day manhunt across the city of Gangneung, with some of the 39 man crew believed to have succeeded in returning to North Korea.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Gangneung_submarine_infiltration_incident
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fy5f86/til_of_1996_gangneung_submarine_infiltration/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/266/226/941/172/842/original/0938859cda606997.jpg