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2026-08-02 22:06:06 UTC

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 12:51:05 UTC

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 12:06:05 UTC

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 14:06:07 UTC

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 11:21:05 UTC

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 11:36:06 UTC

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 11:21:06 UTC

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

2026-07-29 11:06:03 UTC

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

2026-07-29 10:36:06 UTC

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 09:51:06 UTC

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 09:06:05 UTC

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 07:51:05 UTC

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 05:51:06 UTC

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 05:36:06 UTC

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

2026-07-29 05:21:07 UTC

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

2026-07-29 04:51:05 UTC

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 04:36:06 UTC

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

2026-07-29 04:06:03 UTC

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 03:51:03 UTC

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 03:36:06 UTC

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 03:06:06 UTC

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 02:51:06 UTC

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

2026-07-29 02:36:06 UTC

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

2026-07-29 01:06:06 UTC

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 00:36:05 UTC

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

2026-07-28 23:36:03 UTC

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/

2026-07-28 22:21:02 UTC

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/

2026-07-28 22:06:05 UTC

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

2026-07-28 21:51:07 UTC

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 21:36:06 UTC

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

2026-07-28 20:51:06 UTC

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 19:21:03 UTC

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 17:21:05 UTC

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 16:36:03 UTC

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 15:36:06 UTC

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 12:36:05 UTC

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

2026-07-28 12:21:05 UTC

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 12:06:03 UTC

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 11:51:04 UTC

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 11:36:06 UTC

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 09:21:06 UTC

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 08:21:06 UTC

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 07:06:06 UTC

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 05:06:06 UTC

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 04:21:05 UTC

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 04:06:06 UTC

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

2026-07-27 19:06:03 UTC

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 18:51:06 UTC

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 17:21:03 UTC

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 15:21:05 UTC

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 14:51:05 UTC

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

2026-07-27 14:36:06 UTC

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

2026-07-27 13:51:06 UTC

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 13:21:05 UTC

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

2026-07-27 13:06:05 UTC

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

2026-07-27 12:51:05 UTC

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/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/992/027/217/689/067/original/613c1dc5bbf0d6e1.jpg

2026-07-27 12:06:03 UTC

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/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7yb4a/til_of_a_turkish_tradition_for_a_bride_to_be/

2026-07-27 10:51:06 UTC

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

2026-07-27 07:51:06 UTC

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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7t6td/til_in_2024_retired_us_air_force_pilot_ed_dwight/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/990/847/615/101/330/original/bd6d91fb48566b56.jpg

2026-07-27 07:36:05 UTC

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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7t2ok/til_john_fords_final_western_cheyenne_autumn_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/990/788/600/111/103/original/ae93626b15970ebe.jpg

2026-07-27 06:51:03 UTC

TIL that the live action Popeye movie set still exists as a tourist destination
https://popeyemalta.com/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7sg6w/til_that_the_live_action_popeye_movie_set_still/

2026-07-27 06:36:06 UTC

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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7sfow/til_an_american_hope_cooke_was_the_last_queen/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/990/552/698/526/431/original/865169016c9531ba.jpg

2026-07-27 06:21:05 UTC

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/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7s272/til_a_2014_analysis_found_that_out_of_207/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/990/493/667/925/050/original/fa2ff959ba05f3e5.jpg

2026-07-27 04:21:04 UTC

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

2026-07-27 04:06:05 UTC

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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7p3kh/til_that_bbc_radio_5s_film_critic_mark_kermode/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/962/818/698/974/original/9e9366d4355fd259.jpg

2026-07-27 03:51:05 UTC

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
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7oz45/til_about_fibrodysplasia_ossificans_progressiva/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/903/856/896/946/original/73f8bfbe08ec452b.jpg

2026-07-27 03:36:05 UTC

TIL Burj Al Babas is a Disney-inspired ghost town in Turkey consisting of 587 identical half-finished castles
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/tour-burj-al-babas
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7ovkj/til_burj_al_babas_is_a_disneyinspired_ghost_town/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/844/884/208/079/original/528f1094ded34f71.jpg

2026-07-27 03:21:05 UTC

TIL Mary Todd Lincoln continued to live in the White House for nearly six weeks after the assassination of her husband, President Abraham Lincoln.
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/bios/mary-lincoln
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7o5qo/til_mary_todd_lincoln_continued_to_live_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/785/870/737/786/original/6ac761ad69a5c815.jpg

2026-07-27 03:06:02 UTC

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

2026-07-27 02:51:02 UTC

TIL Human manure is the most commonly used fertilizer in rice fields and there is an initiative for rural Chinese farmers to use their own poo, not chemicals
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425005977
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7nl2j/til_human_manure_is_the_most_commonly_used/

2026-07-27 02:36:05 UTC

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

2026-07-27 02:21:05 UTC

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

2026-07-27 02:06:06 UTC

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

2026-07-27 01:51:06 UTC

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

2026-07-27 01:36:06 UTC

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

2026-07-27 01:21:05 UTC

TIL that, in formal letters and official documents, the mixed Roman and Arabic numerals can be used in numeric representations of dates. 27 July 2026 is written as 27.VII.2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#:~:text=Mixed%20Roman%20and,4%20June%201789
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7lth5/til_that_in_formal_letters_and_official_documents/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/314/019/372/280/original/0d77d75c06b17834.jpg

2026-07-27 01:06:05 UTC

TIL Uncrustables are technically dumplings
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dumplings
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7lnpr/til_uncrustables_are_technically_dumplings/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/255/055/819/181/original/30cb0bf365ae8575.jpg

2026-07-27 00:51:02 UTC

TIL Pepe Le Pew was considered a sex symbol by women during the Golden Age of American Animation.
https://www.filmcomment.com/issues/january-february-1975/?pdfviewer=issue
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7ld39/til_pepe_le_pew_was_considered_a_sex_symbol_by/

2026-07-27 00:06:06 UTC

TIL the Comic's Code Authority attempted to halt the reprint of the comic "Judgement Day" due to the main character being black, despite the code containing no prohibitions against black character. The comic was eventually allowed to run after the creators threatened to make the argument public.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority#%22Judgment_Day%22
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7k52r/til_the_comics_code_authority_attempted_to_halt/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/989/019/163/528/122/original/0eb1a933eb70e8a0.png

2026-07-26 23:51:06 UTC

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

2026-07-26 23:36:06 UTC

TIL about "revenge bedtime procrastination" — a term describing a phenomenon where people intentionally delay going to bed by doing things like scrolling, gaming, or watching TV to regain some sense of freedom after feeling they have too little control over their day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedtime_procrastination#Revenge_bedtime_procrastination
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7jbya/til_about_revenge_bedtime_procrastination_a_term/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/988/901/185/565/498/original/91c9155c831fc4bb.png

2026-07-26 23:21:06 UTC

TIL there is a 10,000 hectare island in the Philippines called Fuga that controls access to both sides of the Pacific Ocean, has a private airstrip, and sits directly above a submarine cable connecting Asia to the world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuga_Island
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7j5po/til_there_is_a_10000_hectare_island_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/988/842/199/321/489/original/1f66e2817d8bac80.jpg

2026-07-26 22:51:03 UTC

TIL about the Powell Memo. An eighth page, four point plan written by Supreme Court Judge Lewis Powell in 1971 that outlines how corporations can take control of the government.
https://scholarlycommons.law.wlu.edu/powellmemo/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7ikqb/til_about_the_powell_memo_an_eighth_page_four/

2026-07-26 19:36:03 UTC

TIL most spiders do not eat their pray but suck/drink them. This is done by catching and biting the prey, pumping digestive enzymes into it before sucking up the liquefied internal tissues
https://www.britannica.com/animal/spider-arachnid/Nervous-system-and-senses
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7cy8v/til_most_spiders_do_not_eat_their_pray_but/

2026-07-26 18:06:05 UTC

TIL Ancient lead exposure shaped evolution of human brain as we were periodically exposed to lead for over 2 million years. The toxic metal may have influenced the evolution of hominid brains, behavior, the development of language and helped humans outcompete the Neanderthals.
https://news.asu.edu/20251015-health-and-medicine-study-finds-ancient-lead-exposure-shaped-evolution-human-brain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v7anm3/til_ancient_lead_exposure_shaped_evolution_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/987/603/533/605/117/original/0d1cc39635e17d16.png

2026-07-26 03:51:05 UTC

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

2026-07-26 02:06:05 UTC

TIL that the Kaaba in Mecca has a rainspout on it that is used to divert water from the sloped roof
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mizab_al-Rahma
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6q1n1/til_that_the_kaaba_in_mecca_has_a_rainspout_on_it/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/983/828/628/948/232/original/bf5c757a5d1633f5.jpg

2026-07-26 01:51:05 UTC

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

2026-07-26 01:36:05 UTC

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

2026-07-26 01:21:04 UTC

TIL that on February 11, 2013, five TV stations scattered across the United States were hijacked and played an emergency alert saying “Civil authorities in your area have reported that the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living.” The hijackers were never caught.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Emergency_Alert_System_hijackings?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6p3tm/til_that_on_february_11_2013_five_tv_stations/
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2026-07-26 01:06:05 UTC

TIL the mascot in the wildly successful "Mac Tonight" commercial was portrayed by character actor Doug Jones (Hellboy, the Shape of Water)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Tonight
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6p2v1/til_the_mascot_in_the_wildly_successful_mac/
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2026-07-26 00:36:05 UTC

TIL some societies appear to have gone through much of the Bronze Age using bronze only for weapons or elite art, such as Chinese ritual bronzes, with ordinary farmers largely still using stone tools.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronze_Age
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6oj9i/til_some_societies_appear_to_have_gone_through/
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2026-07-26 00:21:05 UTC

TIL that while filming Pilgrimage in early 2015, Jon Bernthal and Tom Holland helped film each others audition tapes for their respective MCU roles.
https://deadline.com/2025/04/jon-bernthal-helped-tom-holland-spider-man-audition-tape-1236372095/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6oajt/til_that_while_filming_pilgrimage_in_early_2015/
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2026-07-26 00:06:05 UTC

TIL At least 25 of the Snapple "Facts" are false, outdated, exaggerated or inconclusive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snapple
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6nyv8/til_at_least_25_of_the_snapple_facts_are_false/
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2026-07-25 23:21:05 UTC

TIL high heels originated in 10th-century Persia and they were originally meant for horse riders to keep stable while standing up to shoot arrows.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-heeled_shoe
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6mmwz/til_high_heels_originated_in_10thcentury_persia/
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2026-07-25 23:06:03 UTC

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

2026-07-25 22:21:05 UTC

TIL evidence suggests that synaesthesia is one of the largest known risk factors for the development of the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This important and novel finding is explained in terms of the underlying cognitive differences that are found in people with synaesthesia
https://www.imrpress.com/journal/FBS/13/1/10.52586/S549
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6lnmx/til_evidence_suggests_that_synaesthesia_is_one_of/
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2026-07-25 19:51:07 UTC

TIL a 78-year-old cardiologist spent 4 years building sidewalks in a neglected neighborhood, and his campaign video went viral because people are so desperate for local government that just works
https://edition.cnn.com/2026/07/03/business/sidewalks-infrastructure-social-media
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6hub0/til_a_78yearold_cardiologist_spent_4_years/
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2026-07-25 18:51:07 UTC

TIL that the voice actor for Mickey Mouse, Wayne Allwine, was married to the voice actor for Minnie Mouse, Russi Taylor, in real life.
https://d23.com/wayne-allwine/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6gg6c/til_that_the_voice_actor_for_mickey_mouse_wayne/
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2026-07-25 18:36:09 UTC

TIL That the Caribbean island of Anguilla is experiencing an economic boom thanks to the fact that in 1995 it was given the domain name .ai and that the government receives roughly $150 every time anyone registers that domain. In 2025 this is thought to have earned the government $85 million.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguilla
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v6fowe/til_that_the_caribbean_island_of_anguilla_is/
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