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2026-07-20 18:06:05 UTC

TIL 'Polish-Saxon Crisis': Prussіa and Russіa's attempt to annex entire Saxony and Poland which led to a secret war alliance b/w France, Britain and Austria in 1815 against Prussіa and Russіa. It is also known as "Secret Treaty of Vienna".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Treaty_of_Vienna
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v1s3re/til_polishsaxon_crisis_prussіa_and_russіas/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/953/629/640/434/412/original/5f92e167e34e99f1.jpg

2026-07-20 06:36:05 UTC

TIL Paris Jackson's media team makes it clear that it is forbidden to ask her questions about "Dad", her father Michael Jackson. Her debut album “Wilted” describes pain, heartache and meditations on mortality
https://variety.com/2020/music/news/paris-jackson-wilted-album-interview-1234845991/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v1d81j/til_paris_jacksons_media_team_makes_it_clear_that/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/950/916/475/154/838/original/432b1be2a4be083a.jpg

2026-07-19 23:51:06 UTC

TIL that the child of a polar bear and a grizzly bear is called a pizzly bear.
https://polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/articles/pizzlies-grolars-polar-bear-grizzly-hybrid/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v14tjg/til_that_the_child_of_a_polar_bear_and_a_grizzly/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/949/324/011/008/629/original/588cfaa94c73ef2b.png

2026-07-18 21:21:05 UTC

TIL Aladdin and Ali Baba weren't in the earliest known manuscripts of One Thousand and One Nights. They became part of the collection after French translator Antoine Galland added tales he said were told to him by Syrian storyteller Hanna Diyab in the early 1700s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aladdin
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v06wzf/til_aladdin_and_ali_baba_werent_in_the_earliest/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/943/071/818/018/793/original/fbd6f563c6370971.jpg

2026-07-18 20:36:06 UTC

TIL Former US soccer player Alexi Lalas went to Cranbrook. That’s a private school.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexi_Lalas
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1v06awz/til_former_us_soccer_player_alexi_lalas_went_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/942/894/903/849/724/original/8d9c600a85fcfb3e.jpg

2026-07-18 12:21:02 UTC

TIL about "spider goats," goats genetically modified to produce spider silk in their milk. Due to the difficulty and small-scale production of using spiders themselves, it is considered easier to modify other animals to produce it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioSteel_(fiber)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uzudug/til_about_spider_goats_goats_genetically_modified/

2026-07-18 11:51:07 UTC

TIL that in the 1997 sci-fi film "Event Horizon", Sam Neill - playing an Australian scientist - requested that the Australian flag be changed to replace the Union Jack with the Aboriginal Flag, to represent how he thought it should look in 2047.
https://www.sbs.com.au/whats-on/article/on-its-20th-anniversary-a-defence-of-event-horizon/nfdg1i5o9
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uztlpi/til_that_in_the_1997_scifi_film_event_horizon_sam/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/940/830/628/253/909/original/e95f15e87e45fc8c.jpg

2026-07-17 04:21:16 UTC

TIL the world's largest known coral is not a reef but a single 300-year-old colony off the Solomon Islands, so big it can be seen from space and was first mistaken for a shipwreck.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/14/worlds-largest-coral-discovered-in-pacific-near-solomon-islands
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uyontn/til_the_worlds_largest_known_coral_is_not_a_reef/

2026-07-16 22:21:05 UTC

TIL a Texas man received a 30-year federal sentence after being convicted of concealing a box that prosecutors said contained anti-government zines and which they tied to the 2025 Prairieland ICE detention center attack, even though he wasn't at the event
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/24/prairieland-texas-ice-protests-zines
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uyh7tv/til_a_texas_man_received_a_30year_federal/

2026-07-16 04:21:05 UTC

TIL that Lionel Messi was diagnosed with Growth Hormone Deficiency ( at age 11 and required daily Human Growth Hormone injections until he was 14 just to reach an average height.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/barcelonas-900-investment-helped-lionel-005500080.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uxsb0q/til_that_lionel_messi_was_diagnosed_with_growth/

2026-07-15 01:21:26 UTC

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

2026-07-14 18:21:32 UTC

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

2026-07-14 17:51:11 UTC

TIL Electricity was a well-known phenomenon prior to Benjamin Franklin's kite experiment. The experiment was more about demonstrating that lightning was a form of electricity. The electrical nature of lightning had also been demonstrated a month prior in France by Thomas-François Dalibard.
https://fi.edu/en/science-and-education/benjamin-franklin/kite-key-experiment
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uweu5v/til_electricity_was_a_wellknown_phenomenon_prior/

2026-07-11 14:21:03 UTC

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

2026-07-11 09:21:34 UTC

TIL that Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence who wrote "all men are created equal," enslaved over 620 people in his lifetime, freeing only two while he lived and five in his will.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_and_slavery
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1utf8co/til_that_thomas_jefferson_the_author_of_the/

2026-07-11 04:51:27 UTC

TIL about shirkodama - in Japanese mythology a fictitious human organ located somewhere inside anus, that Kappas like to eat and so hurt people by trying to extract shirikodama from them - according to the same lore a person without their shirkodama is bound to die.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_(folklore)#Shirikodama
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uta03g/til_about_shirkodama_in_japanese_mythology_a/

2026-07-11 02:21:07 UTC

TIL Rwanda banned plastic bags in 2008. It actually worked. Kigali is now one of the cleanest cities in Africa.
https://worksthatwork.com/7/rwandas-war-on-plastic
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ut74n7/til_rwanda_banned_plastic_bags_in_2008_it/

2026-07-03 15:51:03 UTC

TIL about the Kentucky Meat Shower. A woman and her husband witnessed chunks of meat falling from the sky. The cause is unknown. One theory is regurgitating vultures. The meat also remains unidentified, with one meat sample identified as lung tissue from a horse or a human infant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_meat_shower
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1umhvox/til_about_the_kentucky_meat_shower_a_woman_and/

2026-07-01 13:21:09 UTC

TIL That a 2006 study found that microwaving wet sponges for two minutes killed 99% of coliforms, E. coli, and MS2 phages. After some fires were caused by people trying to replicate the results at home, the study's author urged people to make sure their sponges were wet before microwaving.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge_(tool)#:~:text=Studies%20have%20investigated,treatment.%5B14
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ukl4r6/til_that_a_2006_study_found_that_microwaving_wet/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/844/925/085/533/882/original/619d31c839cd0e45.jpg

2026-06-29 20:36:09 UTC

TIL that Bruce Lee is buried in Seattle, my homecity.
https://lakeviewseattle.com/bruce-lee/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uj450t/til_that_bruce_lee_is_buried_in_seattle_my/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/835/310/994/136/409/original/2f7cea2ad6d44a90.jpg

2026-06-24 18:36:19 UTC

TIL that in 1976 a Soviet pilot, Viktor Belenko, defected to Japan by flying his secret MiG-25 fighter there, allowing the West to examine one of the USSR’s most advanced aircraft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Belenko
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1uekzx0/til_that_in_1976_a_soviet_pilot_viktor_belenko/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/806/528/452/801/132/original/3ae7fab7ccab76e5.jpg

2026-06-23 04:51:18 UTC

TIL Lake Suwa in Japan has a natural phenomenon known as the miwatari or "God's Crossing" where large cracks form in the winter across the frozen lake which results in ice pressure ridges forming in the surface ice with heights of around 30+/- cm.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Suwa
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ud702l/til_lake_suwa_in_japan_has_a_natural_phenomenon/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/797/622/075/082/825/original/c9fd6776f6d21b43.jpg

2026-06-22 17:06:06 UTC

TIL that there's an Indonesian dish called tempeh bongkrek, which is made from fermented coconuts. Its production was banned in 1975 because it was discovered to be associated with a highly toxic bacterial poison. However, because of how delicious it is, people still attempt to make it themselves.
https://naturespoisons.com/2015/07/09/toxic-tempeh-death-by-bongkrekic-acid/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ucozu7/til_that_theres_an_indonesian_dish_called_tempeh/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/794/849/099/659/306/original/6e4ff66e7e57dc72.jpg

2026-06-13 18:36:06 UTC

TIL: Historically, banana peels really were a public sidewalk hazard. New York City newspapers contained accounts of "shockingly serious" banana-related injuries.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/can-you-slip-banana-peel
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4y2ig/til_historically_banana_peels_really_were_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/744/242/164/296/802/original/433eeb05357d3cea.jpg

2026-06-13 18:21:19 UTC

TIL that in 1990, there was a short lived Brady Bunch hourlong dramedy where Marcia had become an alcoholic, Bobby becomes a paraplegic after a car accident, and Mike was going to die in a helicopter accident with Carol singing at his funeral. And the show had a laugh track.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bradys?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4xp2s/til_that_in_1990_there_was_a_short_lived_brady/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/744/183/941/901/232/original/ce7956555ce13e86.jpg

2026-06-13 12:21:12 UTC

TIL in 1947, scientists dumped crushed dry ice into a hurricane just to "see what would happen." The storm then made a 135-degree turn, strengthened, and struck Georgia—sparking public outrage and threats of lawsuits over the experiment.
https://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hurricane_blog/70th-anniversary-of-the-first-hurricane-seeding-experiment/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4p7gi/til_in_1947_scientists_dumped_crushed_dry_ice/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/742/768/061/355/623/original/40461fe9442f72f3.jpg

2026-06-13 11:51:06 UTC

TIL that Hollywood adapted Jim Corbett’s famous book Man-Eaters of Kumaon into a 1948 movie, but replaced his real conservation stories with a fictional plot about a killer tiger. The film was a commercial flop, and Corbett famously mocked it by saying that "the best actor was the tiger."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-Eater_of_Kumaon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4ovem/til_that_hollywood_adapted_jim_corbetts_famous/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/742/649/662/537/805/original/2fc9fca836afe716.jpg

2026-06-12 13:36:03 UTC

TIL armadillo shells are bullet-resistant and can even ricochet shrapnel back toward humans due to their unique combination of bony plates covered by a tough layer of keratin
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1751616110001888
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u3vgg9/til_armadillo_shells_are_bulletresistant_and_can/

2026-06-12 07:36:05 UTC

TIL the 1815 Mt Tambora eruption instantly wiped out the Tambora civilization, extinguishing their unique culture and language.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1815_eruption_of_Mount_Tambora
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u3ojlz/til_the_1815_mt_tambora_eruption_instantly_wiped/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/735/984/627/154/416/original/0275c531e95fbc91.png

2026-06-11 19:51:15 UTC

TIL: New Zealand has the highest youth suicide rate in the developed world
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40284130
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u38swz/til_new_zealand_has_the_highest_youth_suicide/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/733/213/062/894/210/original/904742b7bd18c445.jpg

2026-06-10 14:51:03 UTC

TIL wood ants mix tree resin with their own formic acid to make a fungicide stronger than either alone — a rare case of an animal blending two substances into a synergistic antimicrobial "cocktail"
https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2834
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u23nky/til_wood_ants_mix_tree_resin_with_their_own/

2026-06-10 02:51:05 UTC

TIL Ethereum was partly inspired by a World of Warcraft nerf that made Vitalik Buterin realize the dangers of centralized control.
https://www.polygon.com/22709126/ethereum-creator-world-of-warcraft-nerf-nft-vitalik-buterin/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u1pgkh/til_ethereum_was_partly_inspired_by_a_world_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/723/539/331/950/794/original/2b80f7f5792b0cc9.jpg

2026-06-09 17:51:05 UTC

TIL about the 1986 Cokeville Elementary School hostage crisis, where former town marshal David Young and his wife Doris took 136 students hostage with the motive of wanting to rule over a race of intelligent children. The standoff ended when a gas bomb accidentally detonated and David shot himself.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_Cokeville_Elementary_School_hostage_crisis
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u1bvcu/til_about_the_1986_cokeville_elementary_school/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/721/415/960/071/612/original/d0cc46927d4a73a4.png

2026-06-08 23:51:03 UTC

TIL rock fans that were polled in a 2005 survey were asked to choose members for an imaginary supergroup. They ended up forming Led Zeppelin (Plant, Page, Jones, Bonham).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4669597.stm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u0omll/til_rock_fans_that_were_polled_in_a_2005_survey/

2026-06-07 17:51:38 UTC

TIL The world’s oldest cat lived to 38 years and three days old. Creme Puff was the oldest cat to ever live.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creme_Puff_(cat)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tzij80/til_the_worlds_oldest_cat_lived_to_38_years_and/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/710/092/985/223/946/original/4eccdf83ac6294ae.jpg

2026-06-04 19:36:03 UTC

TIL Atlantic cod show basic tool use. 56 cod were marked with tags on their fins, and given a self-feeder activated by pulling a string. 3 fish accidentally hooked their tags onto the string and pulled it. These 3 fish slowly learned to deliberately activate the feeder with their tags.
https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00171/28217/26513.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1twxf4h/til_atlantic_cod_show_basic_tool_use_56_cod_were/

2026-06-04 14:06:05 UTC

TIL in 1989 Li Jingwei, at 4 years old, was kidnapped by a neighbor who lured him away by saying they would go look at cars (rare in rural Chinese villages). At age 37, he posted a map of his home village online that he drew from memory, which helped lead to its location & a reunion with his family.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/map-man-family-reunion-abducted-1989-china/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1two2z1/til_in_1989_li_jingwei_at_4_years_old_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/692/219/693/825/817/original/11e4e5f7e4f982c9.jpg

2026-06-04 03:51:02 UTC

TIL that TIL stands for Today I Learned and not This is Lit
https://www.liveabout.com/what-does-til-stand-for-at-reddit-2483374
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1twbhmg/til_that_til_stands_for_today_i_learned_and_not/

2026-06-04 00:06:05 UTC

TIL priests of the Babylonian goddess Inanna would often take on feminine names and dress and may have been considered to have belonged to a third gender
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna#Worship
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tw77c1/til_priests_of_the_babylonian_goddess_inanna/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/688/916/669/427/652/original/211a5189ea8272b1.jpg

2026-06-03 16:06:03 UTC

TIL that one time Arnold Schwarzenegger was not allowed to dub his own voice in terminator because his german accent was not "Tough enough" and a german voice actor was hired to do the dubbed voice over.
https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/celebrities-speak-languages/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tvtrm9/til_that_one_time_arnold_schwarzenegger_was_not/

2026-05-29 14:36:05 UTC

TIL Joaquin Phoenix's real name is Joaquin Bottom
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Phoenix
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tr38q3/til_joaquin_phoenixs_real_name_is_joaquin_bottom/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/658/363/780/254/014/original/184fc388509996ad.jpg

2026-05-28 15:21:07 UTC

TIL the venom of Brazilian wandering spiders causes painful erections in men, leading scientists to research it as a treatment for erectile dysfunction
https://www.britannica.com/list/9-of-the-worlds-deadliest-spiders
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tq6i5f/til_the_venom_of_brazilian_wandering_spiders/

2026-05-28 12:51:05 UTC

TIL of Tal der Ahnungslosen (Valley of the Clueless), a nickname used in East Germany for two regions of the country that were generally unable to receive television broadcasts from West Germany
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tal_der_Ahnungslosen
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tq2acq/til_of_tal_der_ahnungslosen_valley_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/652/288/616/150/488/original/d939fb302060e306.png

2026-05-19 10:51:03 UTC

TIL about Pork-Cat syndrome, where a person who is allergic to cats has a reaction to pork. A protein in pork is so structurally similar to a protein in cat dander that the body mistakes the pork for the dander
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork%E2%80%93cat_syndrome
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1thiy7t/til_about_porkcat_syndrome_where_a_person_who_is/

2026-05-17 21:36:03 UTC

TIL the Ancient Egyptian multiplication method is still commonly used in modern computer processors
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_multiplication
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tg1z6p/til_the_ancient_egyptian_multiplication_method_is/

2026-05-17 17:51:16 UTC

TIL that the word "literally" has been used figuratively by great English writers for over 100 years.
https://www.mentalfloss.com/language/words/famous-writers-used-literally-figuratively
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tfwfgw/til_that_the_word_literally_has_been_used/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/591/183/258/602/802/original/be4c547e833b001b.jpg

2026-05-17 11:36:09 UTC

TIL that overthinking grammar while speaking can reduce fluency more than making mistakes
https://www.speaklay.com/why-speaking-practice-matters-more-than-studying-grammar
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tfms20/til_that_overthinking_grammar_while_speaking_can/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/589/708/428/794/102/original/c4c07fa709011d92.jpg

2026-05-16 19:21:06 UTC

TIL - Shaquille O’Neal, aka Shaq, only made 1 (out of 22 attempts) 3-pointer in his 19 season career
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/how-many-3-pointers-did-shaq-make-in-his-career
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tf2l61/til_shaquille_oneal_aka_shaq_only_made_1_out_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/585/874/460/660/007/original/d426d02c26f4b1a9.png

2026-05-12 17:36:07 UTC

TIL that homeschooling virtually erases the link between household income and academic success. While public schoolers average the 50th percentile, homeschoolers consistently hit the 65th–80th, regardless of their family's wealth or if their parents are certified teachers.
https://nheri.org/research-facts-on-homeschooling/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tb7rqz/til_that_homeschooling_virtually_erases_the_link/

2026-05-11 02:06:06 UTC

TIL the U.S. Army’s navy is bigger than most of the world’s navies
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a45690242/us-army-has-its-own-navy/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t9pqb3/til_the_us_armys_navy_is_bigger_than_most_of_the/

2026-05-09 21:21:06 UTC

TIL Peter Benchley, the author of the book that Jaws adapted, wrote 3 versions of the script for Spielberg, which were either rejected or heavily edited. Benchley got into an argument with Spielberg about the huge explosion at the end being unrealistic. This led to Benchley being thrown off the set.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/three-steven-spielberg-movie-adaptations-authors-hated/#:~:text=Benchley%20had%20been,him%20off%20set
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t8nd57/til_peter_benchley_the_author_of_the_book_that/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/546/710/165/203/789/original/9308459df56e2e48.jpg

2026-05-08 10:06:06 UTC

TIL: Tamar I the first woman to rule Georgia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamar_I
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t73cld/til_tamar_i_the_first_woman_to_rule_georgia/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/538/393/616/056/503/original/85f053c7df8c5d83.jpg

2026-05-05 06:51:05 UTC

TIL that when France initially set the definition of a metre to be 1/10,000,000 the distance from the North Pole to the equator, it sent two surveyors to calculate the distance. But due to an error not discovered until decades later, the resulting metre was actually 0.2 mm too short.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arc_measurement_of_Delambre_and_M%C3%A9chain
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t47kep/til_that_when_france_initially_set_the_definition/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/520/639/882/456/879/original/c08867f57ccbcbe9.jpg

2026-05-04 03:51:04 UTC

TIL that Eminem's original recording of the third verse of "Stan" was lost due to a stoned engineer taping over his vocals. Eminem later expressed dismay that it was never heard, as his original take was apparently "WAY better" than what was released.
https://www.thefader.com/2016/05/28/in-genius-eminem-stan-almost-destroyed
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t36mni/til_that_eminems_original_recording_of_the_third/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/514/269/698/475/876/original/d544a903e9cb60c3.jpg

2026-05-03 15:51:06 UTC

TIL in Hungary in 1945 there were first ever free elections in the country since independence. They were the only free elections before the 1990s and the communists lost them, getting 70 seats out of 409.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1945_Hungarian_parliamentary_election
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t2ofc7/til_in_hungary_in_1945_there_were_first_ever_free/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/511/438/697/870/235/original/9e7cba508d9ab5e1.png

2026-05-01 19:51:23 UTC

TIL that some monkeys stick grass in their butts and ears for fashion.
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/chimpanzee-grass-butt-1.7583207
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t13i6n/til_that_some_monkeys_stick_grass_in_their_butts/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/501/058/582/817/418/original/f6bbe7f21f9d5f53.jpg

2026-05-01 18:21:04 UTC

TIL that the term "index" comes from the index finger used by readers to physically mark one's place when cross-referencing different pages in a book.
https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/61883/chapter-abstract/547835810
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1t10uje/til_that_the_term_index_comes_from_the_index/

2026-04-29 14:21:07 UTC

TIL that in ancient Rome, a fabric called sea silk was made from the secretions of a giant clam and was literally worth its weight in gold. A single tunic cost the equivalent of 500 ordinary tunics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_silk
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sz04c3/til_that_in_ancient_rome_a_fabric_called_sea_silk/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/488/435/614/568/774/original/c523b2329e979d61.jpg

2026-04-29 13:51:11 UTC

TIL in 1901, Greek divers pulled what looked like a corroded lump of bronze from an ancient shipwreck. It sat in a museum until someone noticed it had gears, and further investigation revealed it was a 2100 year old analog computer that could predict eclipses and chart planetary positions.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1syyz80/til_in_1901_greek_divers_pulled_what_looked_like/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/488/317/767/949/324/original/c0321caaa45f0bf1.png

2026-04-29 10:36:05 UTC

TIL that Lake Itasca in Minnesota, a 1200 acre glacial lake with a maximum depth of just 35 feet, is the headwater (primary source) of the Mississippi River, which flows 2340 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Itasca
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1syux6r/til_that_lake_itasca_in_minnesota_a_1200_acre/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/487/550/756/879/689/original/e82ef125a503471e.jpg

2026-04-28 07:51:05 UTC

TIL a Florida man was arrested after he committed 75 thefts of Pokémon card boxes ($10K combined) at Target stores by buying 99¢ taco seasoning packets in the self-checkout to hide the boxes he was stealing. The number of boxes would equal the number of packets. He made $40K from selling them online
https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/florida-man-accused-of-using-taco-seasoning-packets-in-organized-retail-fraud-scheme/3773814/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sxukc2/til_a_florida_man_was_arrested_after_he_committed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/481/239/628/035/076/original/8e73724925ed53dd.jpg

2026-04-26 22:51:05 UTC

TIL the brazilian state of Goiás changes its capital every year
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A1s
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1swlvmm/til_the_brazilian_state_of_goiás_changes_its/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/473/453/947/229/979/original/f4412298802898e1.png

2026-04-24 23:51:05 UTC

TIL Shaggy's original voice actor, Casey Kasem, was a vegan and outspoken critic of factory farming. He quit the show in 1995 after being asked to voice Shaggy for a Burger King commercial, and came back after negotiating that Shaggy would become a vegetarian.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Kasem
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1suvjfo/til_shaggys_original_voice_actor_casey_kasem_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/462/365/234/889/521/original/b31de236a23e0c98.jpg

2026-04-09 08:36:02 UTC

TIL the president of the USA has sole authority to authorize a nuclear strike. Senior military figures like generals are in the chain of communication but not the chain of command (they can advise, but have no say in the decision).
https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF10521
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sgjqt3/til_the_president_of_the_usa_has_sole_authority/

2026-04-05 17:06:06 UTC

TIL the Bible never describes angels as having wings.
https://theologyintheraw.com/angels-dont-have-wings/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sd8old/til_the_bible_never_describes_angels_as_having/

2026-04-04 23:06:05 UTC

TIL that great apes have 24 pairs of chromosomes while humans have 23 pairs because 2 ape chromosomes fused into 1 human chromosome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimpanzee_genome_project
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1scn7gc/til_that_great_apes_have_24_pairs_of_chromosomes/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/348/942/103/362/121/original/b2e95c2872819d1f.jpg

2026-04-03 22:06:03 UTC

TIL that in 1924, the CEOs of the world's top lightbulb manufacturers secretly met in Geneva to form the Phoebus Cartel. They intentionally colluded to reduce the life expectancy of lightbulbs from 2,500 hours down to 1,000 hours to force people to buy more.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sbp9xe/til_that_in_1924_the_ceos_of_the_worlds_top/

2026-04-03 08:06:07 UTC

TIL: Humans are the most populous large-bodied animals (~8 billion), followed by domesticated chickens (~25–30 billion), then some wild birds like the red-billed quelea (~1–2 billion), and house mice (~several billion globally)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_organisms_by_population
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sb7e45/til_humans_are_the_most_populous_largebodied/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/339/740/859/036/194/original/737710a064885054.jpg

2026-04-03 07:36:08 UTC

TIL that in the Distomo massacre, SS forces killed 228 people, including 40 children and 20 infants. Survivors reported that they bayoneted babies in cribs, stabbed pregnant women, and beheaded the priest. Red Cross teams later saw mutilated bodies hanging from trees along the road to the village.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distomo_massacre
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sb6taf/til_that_in_the_distomo_massacre_ss_forces_killed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/339/622/941/945/586/original/375abbe195c9b3e9.jpg

2026-04-03 04:51:06 UTC

TIL that Bourne Wood in England is classified as a nationally strategic film industry resource, used in works such as Gladiator, Children of Men, Harry Potter, and much of the MCU series
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourne_Wood
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sb43oj/til_that_bourne_wood_in_england_is_classified_as/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/338/974/109/383/856/original/3690ff1699db7171.jpg

2026-04-03 03:51:06 UTC

Today I learned that famous survivalist Bear Grylls is among the records for the highest freefalls survived without a parachute when he fell 16,000 feet (4,870 meters) because his parachute failed to deploy during a routine Special Air Service exercise over Zambia
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22934269
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sb2mw2/today_i_learned_that_famous_survivalist_bear/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/338/738/240/824/311/original/a320c791fad0d968.jpg

2026-04-03 03:36:04 UTC

TIL Samuel Beckett was the next door neighbour of a young Andre the Giant, would drive Andre to school so he could avoid taking the bus, and the pair bonded over a shared love of cricket.
https://www.grunge.com/249303/the-surprising-connection-between-samuel-beckett-and-andre-the-giant/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sb2fhy/til_samuel_beckett_was_the_next_door_neighbour_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/338/679/111/198/606/original/c1dce8eebd1588ad.jpg

2026-04-03 03:21:03 UTC

TIL SixDegrees was the first social network in 1997. It featured friends lists , ability to add and view other's friends lists and messaging. A feature that would later be used by future social media
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SixDegrees.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sb29z2/til_sixdegrees_was_the_first_social_network_in/

2026-04-03 01:36:04 UTC

TIL of Benjamin Axelrod, who snuck into America seven times between 1907 and 1909 as a stowaway on ships. He was eventually allowed into America, dying in Florida in 1973.
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-oe-apple-axelrod-immigrant-minor-stowaway-20140706-story.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sazpen/til_of_benjamin_axelrod_who_snuck_into_america/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/338/207/257/684/035/original/deb0c81dfe57fe55.jpg

2026-04-03 01:21:04 UTC

TIL of the "Click Of Death", the sound a malfunctioning floppy disk made when the disc drive was unsuccessfully trying to read it. A class action suit was filed against Iomega because their Zip drives were so prone to the malfunction, helping to make the phrase famous.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Click_of_death
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saziu6/til_of_the_click_of_death_the_sound_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/338/148/260/745/761/original/2ea72628c0420f1d.jpg

2026-04-03 00:51:05 UTC

TIL Japan has a recognized concept called "smell harassment" — スメハラ (sumehara) — which refers to offending others with unpleasant body odors in shared spaces
https://tokyoesque.com/smell-harassment-japanese-personal-care-industry/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saytak/til_japan_has_a_recognized_concept_called_smell/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/338/030/373/621/160/original/739e9a80f91fea34.png

2026-04-03 00:21:03 UTC

TIL after the band Green Day had finished recording a new album called "Cigarettes and Valentines" the master tapes were stolen. Rather than recreate the album, they decided to from scratch and the result was their rock opera American Idiot.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarettes_and_Valentines
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1say0bq/til_after_the_band_green_day_had_finished/

2026-04-03 00:06:04 UTC

TIL John Cage song titled " As Slow As Possible " Will take 639 years to play
https://youtu.be/pknlhDwtgZs?si=HyzFGOyn2vAiD6Gt
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saxtn5/til_john_cage_song_titled_as_slow_as_possible/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/337/853/362/458/438/original/31879cf2cdec47e6.jpg

2026-04-02 23:21:05 UTC

TIL there are 10 toilets in Earth orbit right now. The U.S. Artemis moon mission will have the first toilet to leave orbit.
https://www.popsci.com/science/space-toilet-artemis-ii/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sawxde/til_there_are_10_toilets_in_earth_orbit_right_now/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/337/676/491/631/001/original/feeeedd1b5a06dde.png

2026-04-02 22:21:07 UTC

TIL after Henry Kissinger accepted the Nobel Peace Prize of 1973, he later tried to return it, but the committee declined his offer
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Nobel_Peace_Prize#:~:text=Kissinger%20later%20tried%20to%20return%20the%20award%2C%20but%20the%20committee%20declined%20his%20offer
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1save1r/til_after_henry_kissinger_accepted_the_nobel/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/337/440/628/378/627/original/a01e816ae85a8164.jpg

2026-04-02 22:06:05 UTC

TIL 18th Century French chemist Antoine Lavoisier named air combusting with nitrogen and sulfur, "oxygène." Prior, it was named "dephlogisticated air."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sauy8h/til_18th_century_french_chemist_antoine_lavoisier/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/337/381/531/060/942/original/ad0b344bbc378df3.jpg

2026-04-02 21:51:02 UTC

TIL Artemis II is the first crewed lunar mission in 54 years, and the crew includes the first woman and first Canadian to fly to the Moon
https://pudgycat.io/artemis-ii-launch-moon-mission-2026/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sauik2/til_artemis_ii_is_the_first_crewed_lunar_mission/

2026-04-02 21:36:05 UTC

TIL flamingos were among the most prized in Roman cuisine. Roman author Pliny the Elder stated in his work: “the tongue of the phœnicopterus (Greater Flamingo) is of the most exquisite flavour.” There is also a mention of Flamingo brains in a later source detailing the life of Elagabalus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamingo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1satu2p/til_flamingos_were_among_the_most_prized_in_roman/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/337/263/557/848/000/original/58ac0b5943a52e16.jpg

2026-04-02 21:21:05 UTC

TIL smut is a multicellular fungus that can infect a broad number of hosts including rice and corn. The latter, corn smut, is considered a delicacy in Mexico called huitlacoche. It’s described as mushroom-like, sweet, savory, woody, and earthy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smut_(fungus)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1satsiq/til_smut_is_a_multicellular_fungus_that_can/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/337/204/608/659/304/original/fe23191ac3a5a61e.jpg

2026-04-02 20:51:03 UTC

TIL: Asunción, Buenos Aires, Brasília, Curitiba, and São Paulo are all part of the same river basin
http://www.greencrossitalia.it/ita/acqua/wfp/plata_wfp_001.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sat572/til_asunción_buenos_aires_brasília_curitiba_and/

2026-04-02 20:36:05 UTC

TIL the first and only openly transgender billionaire is Jennifer Pritzker, cousin of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jennifer_Pritzker
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sasmxx/til_the_first_and_only_openly_transgender/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/337/027/626/775/230/original/bae245d74b6ff046.jpg

2026-04-02 20:21:06 UTC

TIL about "Revenge Investing" - the psychological trap where an investor feels the market "stole" something from them (like lost time or money) and responds by taking larger, riskier bets to try and get it back.
https://macro-ops.com/q3-letters-russian-stocks-and-p-e-misconceptions/?hl=en-CA
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sasau1/til_about_revenge_investing_the_psychological/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/336/968/730/432/679/original/5641e85dc21024fd.png

2026-04-02 20:06:05 UTC

TIL that when deleting files from your computer, it doesn’t actually delete the file.
https://www.mvpnetworkconsulting.com/blog/when-you-delete-a-file-is-it-really-gone
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sarwzp/til_that_when_deleting_files_from_your_computer/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/336/909/693/459/580/original/02587cb9b96acb89.png

2026-04-02 19:51:03 UTC

TIL that some "gifted" dogs can learn new words simply by overhearing their owners talking, and will use social cues to understand what their owners are talking about
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq5474
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sarl3x/til_that_some_gifted_dogs_can_learn_new_words/

2026-04-02 19:21:04 UTC

TIL that a dog named Bobi was reported to be the only dog to live more than 30 years, but that claim is still unverified.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobi_(dog)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saqoqu/til_that_a_dog_named_bobi_was_reported_to_be_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/336/732/696/631/068/original/654eed2805377ff9.jpg

2026-04-02 19:06:05 UTC

TIL that the Bretton Woods conference in 1944, which shaped the entire global financial system, lasted only 3 weeks and was attended by 730 delegates from 44 countries
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_Conference
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saqace/til_that_the_bretton_woods_conference_in_1944/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/336/673/756/633/073/original/2aab4d04ad3e0091.jpg

2026-04-02 18:36:04 UTC

TIL that for nearly two decades Eric Prydz did not play his hit song "Call on Me" live and did so for the first time in 2025 at a show in Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_on_Me_(Eric_Prydz_song)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sapiyl/til_that_for_nearly_two_decades_eric_prydz_did/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/336/555/754/248/215/original/7bb4aeb19f3b6966.png

2026-04-02 18:06:04 UTC

TIL that in 2015, 30% of Republican primary voters said in a poll that they support bombing Agrabah, the fictional country from Aladdin.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/dec/18/republican-voters-bomb-agrabah-disney-aladdin-donald-trump
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saoqkk/til_that_in_2015_30_of_republican_primary_voters/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/336/437/794/663/030/original/e4f2976d38136d43.jpg

2026-04-02 17:06:02 UTC

TIL Georgios Papanikolaou, the inventor of the pap smear, had a phd in zoology but no medical license that would allow him to do clinical research on humans. His wife and lab assistant, Andromachi, agreed to be his test subject and got a smear every single day for over 20 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andromachi_Papanikolaou#Contribution_to_research
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1san1zs/til_georgios_papanikolaou_the_inventor_of_the_pap/

2026-04-02 16:21:03 UTC

TIL about sopite syndrome where the brain responds to motion sickness by fatigue and sleepiness, mood changes and apathy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sopite_syndrome
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1salssm/til_about_sopite_syndrome_where_the_brain/

2026-04-02 15:51:02 UTC

TIL Thursday literally means Thor's day and Wednesday means Odin's day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_the_days_of_the_week
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sal35l/til_thursday_literally_means_thors_day_and/

2026-04-02 14:51:02 UTC

TIL that non-human great Apes may also experience mid-life crises, similarly to Humans, based on the U-shaped "happiness curve" that reflects life satisfaction.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3523857/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sajglw/til_that_nonhuman_great_apes_may_also_experience/

2026-04-02 14:36:05 UTC

TIL Mathew Brady photographed every U.S. President, from John Quincy Adams (#6) to William McKinley (#25), except one (William Henry Harrison, #9, who died just 31 days into his presidency).
https://improvephotography.com/51587/8-surprising-facts-about-civil-war-photographer-mathew-brady/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saikuy/til_mathew_brady_photographed_every_us_president/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/335/612/084/096/893/original/6e8132b670ae4579.jpg

2026-04-02 14:21:05 UTC

TIL of Takeji Harada. In 1994, Harada had 6 inches of cosmetic silicone implants inserted under his scalp in order to meet the 5' 8" height requirement for becoming a competitive sumo wrestler
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-07-07-mn-13018-story.html
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1saiks9/til_of_takeji_harada_in_1994_harada_had_6_inches/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/335/553/107/191/354/original/2359653afd827544.jpg

2026-04-02 13:51:06 UTC

TIL McDonald’s once developed bubblegum flavored broccoli in an attempt to get children to eat healthier, but it was never sold because kids were confused by the taste.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-mcdonalds-created-bubble-gum-flavored-broccoli/
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sahp5g/til_mcdonalds_once_developed_bubblegum_flavored/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/335/435/146/738/904/original/b726917cd1a6d627.jpg