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2026-08-07 22:06:03 CEST

TIL Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape or Great Nile Migration Landscape (GNML) is the largest land mammal migration. It features seasonal movement of millions of antelope,such as white-eared kob(5,000,000),Mongalla gazelle(350,000),tiang(300,000), and Bohor reedbuck(160,000), searching for water.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boma%E2%80%93Badingilo_Migratory_Landscape
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vib0sq/til_bomabadingilo_migratory_landscape_or_great/

2026-08-06 23:36:02 CEST

TIL that mаѕѕ ѕhооtеr Omar Thorton, ԝhо mսrdеrеd 8 аt thе ԝоrkрӏаcе hе ԝаѕ fіrеԁ frоm, tоӏd 911 ореrаtоrѕ hе ԝіѕhed hе kіӏӏеd mоrе White people
https://abc7ny.com/archive/7594729/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vhh6lu/til_that_mаѕѕ_ѕhооtеr_omar_thorton_ԝhо_mսrdеrеd_8/

2026-08-06 19:06:05 CEST

TIL thousands of enslaved people escaped into Virginia's Great Dismal Swamp between 1700 and the 1860s and built hidden, self-sufficient communities deep in its wetlands, some living entirely free there for decades without ever being discovered
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Dismal_Swamp_maroons
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vh9z3h/til_thousands_of_enslaved_people_escaped_into/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/049/653/008/792/912/original/f02eabef523b607e.jpg

2026-08-05 06:06:05 CEST

TIL the reason that movie credits have the words "no animals were harmed in the making of this movie" is because of a horror film where real animals were killed on screen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibal_Holocaust
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vfwn61/til_the_reason_that_movie_credits_have_the_words/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/040/923/596/577/736/original/7d1d21651dcc9f8d.jpg

2026-08-05 05:51:05 CEST

TIL about allulose (D-psicose), a rare sugar with a near-zero glycemic index and a negligible impact on blood sugar. It has approximately 70% the sweetness of sucrose.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allulose
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vfwb4u/til_about_allulose_dpsicose_a_rare_sugar_with_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/040/864/638/895/920/original/d60a6cf918e0be8e.png

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 22:36:05 CEST

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 20:51:07 CEST

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 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

2026-08-03 00:06:06 CEST

TIL Handel ghosted his employer the Elector of Hanover by taking unauthorized leave to England and never returning. In 1714, the Elector became King George I of England, then commissioned Handel to write Water Music for a boat party on the Thames.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Frideric_Handel
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vdufbc/til_handel_ghosted_his_employer_the_elector_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/028/183/456/034/919/original/63f0095cd4135ffc.jpg

2026-08-02 14:51:05 CEST

TIL a 1970 college football game helped further desegregation. Alabama, with one Black player, lost 42-21 to USC, whose all-Black backfield included QB Jimmy Jones. By 1971, Bama, Georgia, LSU, and Ole Miss had Black players. By 1977, Bama had 17 on scholarship.
https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2023/02/02/how-a-usc-football-game-challenged-segregation-in-the-1970s/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vdgxni/til_a_1970_college_football_game_helped_further/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/026/001/088/299/515/original/3cde2fefd2c5750a.jpg

2026-08-02 14:06:05 CEST

TIL L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, wrote the story for the 1958 Tales of Wells Fargo episode "Hoss Tamer"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tales_of_Wells_Fargo#Production
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vdga2w/til_l_ron_hubbard_founder_of_scientology_wrote/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/025/824/144/308/951/original/db067f197eef76f1.jpg

2026-08-01 16:06:07 CEST

TIL that the eyelashes of men are actually longer than women's eyelashes
https://ublash.com/why-are-mens-eyelashes-longer-an-in-depth-explanation/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vco3fc/til_that_the_eyelashes_of_men_are_actually_longer/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/020/633/781/632/396/original/f20a5a6ea53fbdb5.png

2026-08-01 13:21:05 CEST

TIL an Australian billionaire has been trying to build Titanic II, a full-scale modern replica of the original ship since 2012. The project has been repeatedly delayed, with an original launch date of 2016, delayed to 2018, then 2022, then 2027, and is now estimated to take another five years.
https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/billionaire-behind-titanic-2-issues-33770926
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1vckj0j/til_an_australian_billionaire_has_been_trying_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/019/984/897/747/865/original/8cb6d8e4cf0bc400.jpg

2026-07-29 13:36:06 CEST

TIL Robert the Bruce, king of the Scots after the First War of Scottish Independence and Scottish national hero was from an Anglo-Norman family. His family rose to prominence among the first Anglo-Norman lords to hold land in Scotland.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_de_Brus,_1st_Lord_of_Annandale
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9t2eq/til_robert_the_bruce_king_of_the_scots_after_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/003/056/970/280/152/original/03a755d23864dba3.png

2026-07-29 13:21:06 CEST

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 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 12:36:06 CEST

TIL Fiji was the first country to have land cross the International Date Line after Kiribati shifted the line in 1995 to keep all of its islands on the same calendar day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Date_Line
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9s3js/til_fiji_was_the_first_country_to_have_land_cross/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/002/821/029/062/930/original/785df527f396ae25.png

2026-07-29 11:51:06 CEST

TIL that over half of South Korea's population and more than 52% of its GDP are crammed into Greater Seoul—which covers just 12% of the country's land.
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20241007/korea-most-dependent-on-capital-city-for-gdp-jobs-among-7-wealthy-nations
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9rg3j/til_that_over_half_of_south_koreas_population_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/002/644/088/736/626/original/3115f0e1e8b53341.jpg

2026-07-29 11:06:05 CEST

TIL: The earliest evidence, anywhere in the world, for the controlled lighting of fire has been recorded from Suffolk, England, and dated to 400,000 years before present
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9qjmb/til_the_earliest_evidence_anywhere_in_the_world/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/002/467/107/128/592/original/be5e7b94b3a59fa8.jpg

2026-07-29 09:51:05 CEST

TIL that the highest recorded wind speed not associated with a tornado or cyclone was recorded on Mount Washington in New Hampshire, whose observatory recorded wind speeds of 231 mph (372 km/h).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Washington
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9p0l7/til_that_the_highest_recorded_wind_speed_not/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/002/172/209/926/310/original/cbb12c4f9f0753d0.jpg

2026-07-29 09:36:06 CEST

TIL a new Harry Potter spell… pyrocumulonimbus!
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/environment/article/2026/07/27/what-are-pyrocumulonimbus-the-clouds-making-france-s-wildfires-so-unpredictable_6755869_114.html?srsltid=AfmBOooH1nBAE4H4aSlQ-XV-R8vS1Ea_tgC-bplm7J63YVqRzfjynJHI
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9ou0y/til_a_new_harry_potter_spell_pyrocumulonimbus/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/002/113/263/340/992/original/894dcaaa97bb69e8.jpg

2026-07-29 09:21:06 CEST

TIL Acetaminophen toxicity is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the United States. Responsible for 500 deaths annually, and many more thousands of ER visits.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441917/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9onfe/til_acetaminophen_toxicity_is_the_most_common/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/002/054/254/825/106/original/1f532e9f103e4add.png

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 07:36:06 CEST

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 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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/523/353/388/554/original/153855b251a01204.jpg

2026-07-29 06:51:05 CEST

TIL the first golf swing on the moon was shanked into a nearby crater. The famous "miles and miles and miles" quote comes from Alan Shepard's second swing
https://www.astronomy.com/observing/alan-shepard-smacked-golf-balls-on-the-moon-and-now-we-know-where-they-landed/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9ktka/til_the_first_golf_swing_on_the_moon_was_shanked/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/464/360/711/342/original/cc82c2e6be23b54f.jpg

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/405/468/833/639/original/1547b8261ef90c4f.png

2026-07-29 06:06:03 CEST

TIL of the Frankenstein Veto, a power of the Wisconsin Governor that allows them to remove individual words in bills to change the overall legal meaning, such as extending two years of school funding to 400 years
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_veto
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9k4a6/til_of_the_frankenstein_veto_a_power_of_the/

2026-07-29 05:51:03 CEST

TIL that Ctrl + X not only deletes your text, but also actually COPIES your text
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Control-X
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9jrfd/til_that_ctrl_x_not_only_deletes_your_text_but/

2026-07-29 05:36:06 CEST

TIL of Mamonas Assassinas, the most well known Brazilian band in the 1990s, died in a plane crash after a show in Brasilia and two days prior to beginning their first overseas concerts in Portugal. One of the band members had a nightmare the evening before the crash about a plane crashing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamonas_Assassinas
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9jqbf/til_of_mamonas_assassinas_the_most_well_known/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/169/525/952/471/original/c1d1fca956cda5d8.jpg

2026-07-29 05:21:06 CEST

TIL Mariah Carey claims that when she was 12 years old, her older sister attempted to sell her to a pimp she was dating.
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55916644
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9jo6u/til_mariah_carey_claims_that_when_she_was_12/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/110/535/609/926/original/0dc09a6f944590b1.jpg

2026-07-29 05:06:06 CEST

TIL cable car station connecting Switzerland and Italy sits at 3,800m, on the edge of a cliff. Helicopter rescues are completely unviable at that altitude so the system is designed to be self sufficient and uses redundant direct drive motors to pull any stranded cabins back to safety.
https://youtu.be/rZdrrefv68E
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9jni8/til_cable_car_station_connecting_switzerland_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/001/051/541/756/525/original/31644899f97e4067.jpg

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/000/992/567/405/938/original/5534d2c3de043de2.jpg

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/000/933/611/337/184/original/75ac53059451abba.png

2026-07-29 03:21:05 CEST

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

2026-07-29 03:06:06 CEST

TIL saxophonist Kenny G was one of the earliest investors in Starbucks and claims some credit for the creation of the Frappucino
https://abcnews.com/amp/Business/kenny-starbucks-frappuccino/story?id=28587589
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9gzsi/til_saxophonist_kenny_g_was_one_of_the_earliest/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/000/579/694/919/646/original/c5fa3ced9b438b89.jpg

2026-07-29 02:36:05 CEST

TIL that Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) in 1794, creating the first independent Black denomination in the US. The land he purchased for the first AME church is the oldest piece of real estate in the US that has been owned continuously by African Americans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Allen_(bishop)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9gbcf/til_that_richard_allen_founded_the_african/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/000/461/696/452/939/original/c9d1cdb73341c089.jpg

2026-07-29 01:36:03 CEST

TIL that the pika has a unique adaptation to survive winters in the tundra. Resembling their close relative, the rabbit, they average 14,000 foraging trips in the summer to store enough food. An alpine summer can only last 10 weeks which requires a pika to make 200 trips a day to collect food.
https://pikapartners.org/why-pikas/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9f0ht/til_that_the_pika_has_a_unique_adaptation_to/

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

2026-07-29 00:21:02 CEST

TIL When Leonard Nimoy started smoking as a teenager, he believed it was part of a healthy doctor-recommended lifestyle. He died from COPD caused by smoking.
https://rememberingleonardnimoy.org/leonard-nimoys-story/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9cm1s/til_when_leonard_nimoy_started_smoking_as_a/

2026-07-29 00:06:05 CEST

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 23:51:07 CEST

TIL Mesopotamian kings appointed "substitute kings" to absorb bad omens and then had him killed. In ~1861 BC, Erra-Imittī of Isin installed a gardener named Enlil-bâni as his substitute — then died choking on porridge. Enlil-bâni simply stayed on the throne and ruled for the next 24 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enlil-bani
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9bbf6/til_mesopotamian_kings_appointed_substitute_kings/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/999/813/015/717/386/original/474994576777620d.jpg

2026-07-28 23:36:06 CEST

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 23:06:07 CEST

Til Madden 09 was the last video game to have an original Xbox release back in 2008
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madden_NFL_09
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9ajaq/til_madden_09_was_the_last_video_game_to_have_an/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/999/636/059/908/089/original/bbae2f054fd55523.jpg

2026-07-28 22:51:06 CEST

TIL Oregon banned slavery in the 1840s... because they didn't want any black people in the territory at all
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/exclusion_laws/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9ael4/til_oregon_banned_slavery_in_the_1840s_because/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/999/576/996/043/517/original/f0fccfb79a68d517.jpg

2026-07-28 21:21:03 CEST

TIL As a struggling artist in his early 20's renaissance master Michelangelo forged a sculpture to make it look ancient and with the help of a dealer, succesfully sold it to Cardinal Raffaele Riario. After realising he got scammed, instead of seeking retribution, the Cardinal decided to hire him
https://oldmasters.academy/faked-sculpture-made-by-michelangelo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v97vo0/til_as_a_struggling_artist_in_his_early_20s/

2026-07-28 19:21:05 CEST

TIL the King Fern is a species that provides a modern snapshot of ancient Carboniferous jungles. It has 30 foot leaves, the largest of any living fern, and belongs to an ancient family of huge ferns that dominated forests in the time before trees evolved and have barely changed since then.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angiopteris_evecta
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v94q7g/til_the_king_fern_is_a_species_that_provides_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/998/751/230/754/719/original/33784f39a25e422c.jpg

2026-07-28 18:36:03 CEST

TIL Royal Navy signal codebooks were bound with lead panels inside their covers, because if a ship risked capture the book was thrown overboard, and the weighted binding made it sink immediately instead of floating for the enemy to recover.
https://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/codebook/sp02201/index.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v9358q/til_royal_navy_signal_codebooks_were_bound_with/

2026-07-28 18:21:06 CEST

TIL that people who are colorblind are less likely to be disgusted by unfamiliar foods
https://theconversation.com/how-we-discovered-that-people-who-are-colorblind-are-less-likely-to-be-picky-eaters-232438
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v92u5c/til_that_people_who_are_colorblind_are_less/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/998/515/362/773/158/original/55e8a2d18adeb1ea.jpg

2026-07-28 17:36:06 CEST

TIL Almost 100 years after the last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line in May 1927, it still remains among the best-selling cars in history, with around 15 million units produced.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v91xhw/til_almost_100_years_after_the_last_ford_model_t/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/998/338/387/425/605/original/320a344fcc69b435.jpg

2026-07-28 17:21:06 CEST

TIL that almost after 100 years since the last Ford Model T made rolled off the Assembly Line in May 1927, it is still one of the most sold cars in history at around 15 million made.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Model_T
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v91b1x/til_that_almost_after_100_years_since_the_last/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/998/279/399/403/463/original/9b60adf70e559d01.jpg

2026-07-28 15:36:03 CEST

TIL: The term 'hat trick', used when a player scores three goals in a game, was first used in 1858 in cricket
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hat-trick
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8yj3f/til_the_term_hat_trick_used_when_a_player_scores/

2026-07-28 15:21:06 CEST

TIL Isaac Newton wrote over a million words on biblical prophecy and theology, and spent more time studying alchemy and Scripture than mathematics or physics. Most of these writings remained unpublished for centuries because they were considered too controversial.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton%27s_occult_studies
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8yc4d/til_isaac_newton_wrote_over_a_million_words_on/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/997/807/575/657/024/original/65bca369ca18d892.png

2026-07-28 14:51:04 CEST

TIL of Mary Astell (1666-1731), who has been called the first English Feminist. In works published in 1694-1695 argued that women have the same capacity for reason as men and that better educated women would choose more wisely in husbands. In later life she founded a charity school for girls.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Astell?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8x0tr/til_of_mary_astell_16661731_who_has_been_called/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/997/689/483/916/428/original/70295cc4a1a04bee.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 14:21:05 CEST

TIL that Mark Twain and Agatha Christie wrote Sherlock Holmes parodies for a 1944 anthology that was pulled from publication after its original run because it angered the heirs of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Misadventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8vs46/til_that_mark_twain_and_agatha_christie_wrote/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/997/571/537/966/783/original/6c5a7702b07a2960.jpg

2026-07-28 14:06:03 CEST

TIL in 1763, King George III issued a proclamation disallowing settlement of Native land in the west of the Appalachians. This angered the colonists. King George III felt it "just and reasonable" that Native American tribes under his protection should not be "molested or disturbed.”
https://www.jyfmuseums.org/learn/research-and-collections/essays/what-was-the-proclamation-of-1763
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8v6ls/til_in_1763_king_george_iii_issued_a_proclamation/

2026-07-28 13:51:04 CEST

TIL astronauts don't wear orange spacesuits in space. The bright orange suits are worn only during launch and landing because they're highly visible in the ocean and other environments, making astronauts easier to find during an emergency rescue. White suits protect astronauts from extreme heat
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20151014-the-difference-between-orange-and-white-astronaut-suits
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8v4de/til_astronauts_dont_wear_orange_spacesuits_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/997/453/541/889/777/original/652f44da6974cd01.jpg

2026-07-28 13:36:06 CEST

TIL in 1993 a 16-year-old boy posed as a NYC Subway motorman. He drove the A train & made every one of the 85 stops to Queens successfully (transporting ~2K people). However, he got caught after the emergency brakes were accidentally triggered, which caused a transit worker to show up at the scene.
https://pix11.com/news/brooklyn-man-famous-for-his-a-train-joyride-in-1993-dies-at-37/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8ukkd/til_in_1993_a_16yearold_boy_posed_as_a_nyc_subway/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/997/394/655/257/243/original/b0337c7950122746.jpg

2026-07-28 12:21:05 CEST

TIL the "eggplant" emoji is usually linked to a penis, likely not because of its slightly phallic appearance, but because Japanese comedian Nasubi ("Eggplant") had a long-shaped face and was naked on a livestream between 1998-99 during which producers covered his genitals up with his namesake.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggplant_emoji#Popularity_on_social_media_and_cultural_impact
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8u663/til_the_eggplant_emoji_is_usually_linked_to_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/997/099/692/714/067/original/c14ae2703a1ad44c.png

2026-07-28 11:21:06 CEST

TIL Nikolaj Waldau(Jamie F Lannister) discovered through a DNA test that his "dad" wasn't his biological father and subsequently learned that his mother had had an affair with a TV producer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolaj_Coster-Waldau
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8sytv/til_nikolaj_waldaujamie_f_lannister_discovered/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/996/863/800/806/934/original/50202d0f64f3caac.jpg

2026-07-28 10:21:06 CEST

Til that Voyager 1 will reach a 1 light day distance from Earth later this year
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/where-are-voyager-1-and-voyager-2-now/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8ruip/til_that_voyager_1_will_reach_a_1_light_day/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/996/627/893/322/572/original/c48f14cff39b9b84.png

2026-07-28 09:06:06 CEST

TIL Britain tried to kill off the Welsh language in schools with a simple piece of wood called the Welsh Knot
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Not
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8qokl/til_britain_tried_to_kill_off_the_welsh_language/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/996/333/003/018/077/original/f6bb6dae772b9276.png

2026-07-28 07:36:05 CEST

TIL about Star Trek: Axanar, a crowdfunded Star Trek fan film which raised over 1.13 million dollars in funding. Production on the film was halted after Paramount and CBS sued them for copyright infringement and release harsher guidelines for fan films to follow. The film has never been released.
https://www.plagiarismtoday.com/2023/10/23/axanar-creator-faces-new-legal-threat/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8p0yu/til_about_star_trek_axanar_a_crowdfunded_star/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/995/979/054/625/332/original/87fdede35be197ac.png

2026-07-28 07:06:06 CEST

TIL A year or two before John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, Booth's brother Edwin saved Lincoln's son's life when Lincoln's son nearly fell under a moving train from a station platform.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Todd_Lincoln#Incident_with_Edwin_Booth
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8odsc/til_a_year_or_two_before_john_wilkes_booth/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/995/861/109/284/999/original/067c55f39ae65f8b.jpg

2026-07-28 06:51:06 CEST

TIL Citibank convinced US Marines to walk into Haiti’s national bank, steal $500,000 in gold bars, and transfer it to Citibank’s New York vault
https://emeraldbook.org/news/jun-2726-2/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8o2w4/til_citibank_convinced_us_marines_to_walk_into/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/995/802/161/770/728/original/238f56a4e6897342.jpg

2026-07-28 06:21:05 CEST

TIL that the USA bought a colony in North Borneo from Brunei that lasted from 1865-1881
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Trading_Company_of_Borneo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v8mihz/til_that_the_usa_bought_a_colony_in_north_borneo/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/995/684/134/271/789/original/138886f46fa55a46.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

2026-07-27 21:21:03 CEST

TIL there's a defense mechanism found in some animals called aposematism. It's a survival strategy in which animals display bright colors or other highly visible signals to warn predators that they are toxic, venomous, or otherwise dangerous.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Aposematic-signaling-has-been-documented-in-a-wide-variety-of-taxa-These-include-but_fig1_323946246
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v89qho/til_theres_a_defense_mechanism_found_in_some/

2026-07-27 21:06:03 CEST

TIL from 1404 to 1680 prostitution in the city of Florence was state regulated and taxable, and managed by a special government office. One of the initial policices of the department was to establish a state sanctioned brothel that housed all the registered prostitutes
https://zimmer.fresnostate.edu/~mariterel/Onesta%20and%20Control%20of%20Prostitution.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v89k5o/til_from_1404_to_1680_prostitution_in_the_city_of/

2026-07-27 20:51:06 CEST

TIL of the Ogallala Aquifer, which provides water for 25% of US irrigated land, but has been significantly drained since intensive pumping began. Because arid parts only recharge at 10% of the withdrawal rate, scientists estimate it would take over 6,000 years to naturally refill if emptied.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogallala_Aquifer
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v89c3n/til_of_the_ogallala_aquifer_which_provides_water/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/993/442/876/770/692/original/56c06c6cdf109fbc.png

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 19:21:03 CEST

Til that some people grow actual horns like a goats, from their genitals. Vulvar and penile cutaneous horn apparently.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4555894/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v86j69/til_that_some_people_grow_actual_horns_like_a/

2026-07-27 17:21:05 CEST

TIL after defeating the English at the Battle of Dungeness in 1652, Dutch admiral Maarten Tromp was said to have tied a broom to his mast to symbolize that he had "swept the English from the sea."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maarten_Tromp
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v82zqg/til_after_defeating_the_english_at_the_battle_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/617/018/643/639/original/ca79ae05def14e93.jpg

2026-07-27 17:06:05 CEST

TIL World’s biggest beer, wine and spirits producers have collectively lost $830 billion in market value over just four years. Changing drinking habits and rising health concerns have hit earnings across the sector. Millennials and Gen Z are also not much interested in alcohol.
https://www.thedrinksbusiness.com/2025/11/global-alcohol-giants-lose-us830-billion-as-drinking-habits-change/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v82naf/til_worlds_biggest_beer_wine_and_spirits/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/558/030/385/519/original/9531068e9366b0cd.jpg

2026-07-27 16:51:05 CEST

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 16:36:06 CEST

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 16:21:05 CEST

TIL the world's largest rotating and revolving globe is located in Yarmouth, Maine, where a 41-foot-wide model of Earth completes a simulated day-night cycle every 18 minutes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eartha
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v810ft/til_the_worlds_largest_rotating_and_revolving/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/381/092/093/235/original/9a5b621d46e709d5.jpg

2026-07-27 15:51:06 CEST

TIL in 1955; a man snuck a bomb in his mother's luggage to collect a life insurance policy killing everyone aboard. The bomber was only charged with his mother's murder because bombing airliners was not yet a crime. Eisenhower signed legislation making intentionally bombing airliners illegal in 1956
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Air_Lines_Flight_629
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v80cc0/til_in_1955_a_man_snuck_a_bomb_in_his_mothers/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/263/188/616/490/original/4538900b9136bed9.jpg

2026-07-27 15:36:06 CEST

TIL Indonesia adopted Bahasa Indonesia as its national language in 1945, although it wasn't the first language of most people. Standardized from Malay, it's now spoken by over 97% of Indonesia's ~285 million people as a first or second language, helping unify the country
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesian_language
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v801wr/til_indonesia_adopted_bahasa_indonesia_as_its/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/204/245/902/946/original/cd50cbb6ef116ce0.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 14:51:05 CEST

TIL wild animals in the African savanna are twice as likely to flee from the sound of calm human conversations than from the growls of lions, with 95% of observed species recognizing humans as the ultimate "super-predator".
https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-10-18/animals-are-more-afraid-of-humans-than-lions.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7ze7n/til_wild_animals_in_the_african_savanna_are_twice/
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2026-07-27 14:06:03 CEST

TIL of a Turkish tradition for a bride to be giving salted coffee ti her betrothed as part of the engagement. He is expected to drink it without a reaction or displeasure to show he has the temperament to handle the less sweet aspects of marriage.
https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/blogs/blog/2026/02/14/lovespoons-salted-coffee-tales-and-traditions-of-love-from-around-the-world/
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2026-07-27 12:51:06 CEST

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
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2026-07-27 11:21:03 CEST

TIL from 1921 to 1923, in Weimar Germany, the military had the "Black Reichswehr", a secret paramilitary formation to escape the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Reichswehr
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2026-07-27 09:51:06 CEST

TIL in 2024 retired U.S. Air Force pilot Ed Dwight became the oldest person ever to fly into space at the age of 90 years, 253 days. Dwight was just 48 days older than the previous record holder, William Shatner, who flew to space in 2021 at the age of 90 years, 205 days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shatner#:~:text=%5B112%5D-,2021%20spaceflight,-Shatner%20took%20part
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7t6td/til_in_2024_retired_us_air_force_pilot_ed_dwight/
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2026-07-27 09:36:05 CEST

TIL John Ford's final western Cheyenne Autumn was made as a tribute to Native Americans who he felt had been misrepresented in his previous films with Ford telling Peter Bogdanovich that he had killed more Indians than Custer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheyenne_Autumn
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2026-07-27 08:51:03 CEST

TIL that the live action Popeye movie set still exists as a tourist destination
https://popeyemalta.com/
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2026-07-27 08:36:06 CEST

TIL an American, Hope Cooke, was the last Queen Consort of Sikkim before it merged with India in 1975
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hope_Cooke
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2026-07-27 08:21:05 CEST

TIL a 2014 analysis found that out of 207 independent countries, 24 countries had no medical school at all and 50 of them only had one. In addition, one-third of all medical schools in the world were located in only 5 countries and nearly 50% of them were located in just 10 countries.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25113113/
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2026-07-27 06:36:05 CEST

TIL owls make virtually no noise while flying, while songbirds, falcons, and other predator birds make flapping noises during flight.
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/silent-flight-of-owls-explained
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2026-07-27 06:21:04 CEST

TIL Dolphins in captivity have been observed to commit suicide.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dolphin-commits-suicide_n_5491513
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7pcsw/til_dolphins_in_captivity_have_been_observed_to/
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2026-07-27 06:06:05 CEST

TIL that BBC Radio 5's film critic Mark Kermode brought up A Serbian Film, which he called "nasty exploitation trash",during his review of Fred: The Movie, pairing the two as his least favorite viewing experiences of the year.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Serbian_Film?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7p3kh/til_that_bbc_radio_5s_film_critic_mark_kermode/
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2026-07-27 05:51:05 CEST

TIL about fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva, the "stone man disease", that immobilizes its sufferers as their muscles and tendons turn into bone
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva?wprov=sfla1
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7oz45/til_about_fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva/
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