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2026-11-01 05:30:05 UTC

TIL of LUCA a single celled organism that is believed to be the origin of all known life form today
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_universal_common_ancestor
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkuu2i/til_of_luca_a_single_celled_organism_that_is/
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2026-11-01 02:15:07 UTC

TIL Young Frankenstein is the only Mel Brooks directed movie in which he doesn’t have an on-screen cameo. Gene Wilder, who co-wrote the screenplay, insisted Mel Brooks not appear in the movie.
https://youtu.be/324ly4C_Qjo?si=I-eXPLka_6F7s4xC
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkreob/til_young_frankenstein_is_the_only_mel_brooks/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/538/770/566/200/697/original/ce6a3b964dee4c5f.jpg

2026-11-01 01:00:06 UTC

TIL that "Stagecoach Mary" Fields was the first African American woman to work for the U.S. Postal Service. Standing 6 feet tall and carrying a rifle and a revolver, she fought off wolves and bandits while protecting the mail, and was famous for her zeromissed days.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Fields
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkpxnw/til_that_stagecoach_mary_fields_was_the_first/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/538/475/616/247/562/original/2875c609b1408b17.jpg

2026-11-01 00:30:06 UTC

TIL Many seniors in San Francisco Chinatown live alone in rooms measuring little more than 8 by 10 feet and some still choose to live there than with their families in the suburbs. These rooms were originally designed for Chinese laborers who arrived in the late 19th century
https://missionlocal.org/2022/12/elderly-chinatown-living-alone/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkplp7/til_many_seniors_in_san_francisco_chinatown_live/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/538/357/627/826/081/original/a5f8daf5a4f93d65.jpg

2026-10-31 23:45:05 UTC

TIL about the Lüders Affair, when a German citizen, Emile Lüders was arrested for defending his Haitian employee caused a diplomatic incident between Haiti and Germany. Germany sent warships in response.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCders_affair
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkojnu/til_about_the_lüders_affair_when_a_german_citizen/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/538/180/634/001/690/original/a19086e78c73c214.jpg

2026-10-31 23:15:04 UTC

TIL that at age 15 Jennifer Connelly lost part of a finger whilst filming the 1985 movie Phenomena. Whilst filming the climax, the chimp Tanga attacked Connolly biting off part of one of her fingers and continued to act aggressively toward her thus necessitating a body double for some scenes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenomena_(film)#Filming
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xknq77/til_that_at_age_15_jennifer_connelly_lost_part_of/

2026-10-31 22:45:06 UTC

TIL that the zombies in Night of the Living Dead aren't referred to as zombies, but rather as Ghouls. Film critics, such as the French magazine Cahiers du Cinéma were the first to use the term zombies for the film's creatures, and Romero would begin using it in the script for Dawn of the Dead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie#Etymology
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xknbu5/til_that_the_zombies_in_night_of_the_living_dead/
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2026-10-31 22:15:06 UTC

TIL Charles Rennie Mackintosh's famous Hill House in Scotland was built with an innovative grey roughcast exterior that proved so porous to rain it is currently encased inside a giant, transparent chainmail "box" structure to let it dry out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_House,_Helensburgh
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkmoos/til_charles_rennie_mackintoshs_famous_hill_house/
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2026-10-31 20:15:02 UTC

TIL that ants are the only non-human species that performs successful amputations. This study shows that Carpenter ants spend up to an hour slowly biting off an injured fore-limbs from their nestmates, increasing their survival chance by ~75%
https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)00805-4?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982224008054%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkk4qp/til_that_ants_are_the_only_nonhuman_species_that/

2026-10-31 19:45:03 UTC

TIL that the cloudiest city in the US, is actually Pittsburgh, not Seattle, which actually ranks third behind Anchorage.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/2026/08/05/pittsburgh-ranking-cities-most-cloudy-days/91063553007/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkj8zi/til_that_the_cloudiest_city_in_the_us_is_actually/

2026-10-31 19:15:06 UTC

TIL that during the Vietnam war, only about 30% of the people on active duty in the armed forces served in Vietnam
https://www.uswings.com/about-us-wings/vietnam-war-facts/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkiey1/til_that_during_the_vietnam_war_only_about_30_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/537/118/998/744/459/original/45c6864111a34cf5.jpg

2026-10-31 18:45:05 UTC

TIL from 1977 to 2001 the Face On Mars artifact, an apparent carved face looking up at the sky, raised speculation of a long-lost Martian civilization. The theory was debunked when the Mars Global Surveyor showed it to be an eroded hill.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia_(Mars)#%22Face_on_Mars%22
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkhtl0/til_from_1977_to_2001_the_face_on_mars_artifact/
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2026-10-31 18:30:06 UTC

TIL that Napoleon Bonaparte's enemies were so terrified of his military genius that their strategy in 1813 depended on retreat whenever they faced him and only attacking his subordinates until they built up an overwhelming numerical advantage. Napoleon won at least 75 battles in his 30-year career.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_career_of_Napoleon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkhjhp/til_that_napoleon_bonapartes_enemies_were_so/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/536/942/049/539/753/original/3d9f90ca970814fc.jpg

2026-10-31 18:15:03 UTC

TIL Japan has a professional American Football League called the X-League. The Championship game is called The Rice Bowl, played in Tokyo, home of the Tokyo Gas Creators.
https://www.xleague.jp/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkglsh/til_japan_has_a_professional_american_football/

2026-10-31 18:00:03 UTC

TIL that after the Revolutionary War, Congress reduced the army to just 80 soldiers: 55 to guard the stores at West Point and 25 at Fort Pitt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_units_with_colonial_roots#1st_Battalion/5th_Field_Artillery,_US_Army_(Alexander_Hamilton_Battery)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkggfc/til_that_after_the_revolutionary_war_congress/

2026-10-31 17:30:06 UTC

TIL about the Wii Mini, originally going to be a Canada-exclusive and later released in Europe and the US, it cannot play gamecube games and cannot go online.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii#Wii_Mini
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkfwbx/til_about_the_wii_mini_originally_going_to_be_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/536/706/153/151/248/original/2a95f2676ab4e5cd.png

2026-10-31 17:15:06 UTC

TIL that at the Battle of Lincoln in May 1217, the famous knight William Marshal saved England from a French invasion by personally leading a cavalry charge at the age of 70. The old warrior died not in battle, but peacefully in his bed surrounded by his loving friends and family.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marshal,_1st_Earl_of_Pembroke
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xkfgoi/til_that_at_the_battle_of_lincoln_in_may_1217_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/536/647/187/632/818/original/acc4bee93ee53553.jpg

2026-10-31 16:30:06 UTC

TIL that Patrick Stewart and his wife were married in a Mexican restaurant by Ian McKellen.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Stewart
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xke9p6/til_that_patrick_stewart_and_his_wife_were/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/536/470/224/298/944/original/09b77a31e6e51d9b.jpg

2026-10-31 16:15:13 UTC

TIL the song "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys was originally called "Chris Rock" (after a sound engineer named Chris thought the song rocked) and was a humorous jab their producer who repeatedly urged the group to get some work done.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabotage_(Beastie_Boys_song)#Background
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xke5t8/til_the_song_sabotage_by_the_beastie_boys_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/536/411/657/219/502/original/5662bfa2edaf899f.jpg

2026-10-31 11:15:07 UTC

TIL about the "Big Crunch", a hypothesis about the fate of our universe. It states that the universe's expansion will slow and reverse, eventually recollapsing into another Big Bang, restarting the universe. It is considered incorrect, as observations show that the expasnsion is only speeding up.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Crunch
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xk7hmd/til_about_the_big_crunch_a_hypothesis_about_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/535/231/639/069/391/original/fd317477eefd26ac.jpg

2026-10-31 11:00:06 UTC

TIL in 347 AD, Chinese engineers built the world’s first deep oil wells, using springboards, iron bits, and joined bamboo poles to drill 800 feet underground to extract petroleum and natural gas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shen_Kuo#Geography,_geology,_and_climatology
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xk7159/til_in_347_ad_chinese_engineers_built_the_worlds/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/535/172/588/553/106/original/32ae22589d2bd8bc.jpg

2026-10-31 07:15:09 UTC

TIL that the Beatles inadvertently sampled a BBC performance of Shakespeare's tragedy King Lear in their song "I Am the Walrus" that was playing over the radio at the time.
https://americansongwriter.com/the-connection-between-the-beatles-i-am-the-walrus-avant-garde-composers-and-shakespeare/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xk3dmm/til_that_the_beatles_inadvertently_sampled_a_bbc/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/534/288/039/456/707/original/0746445aa9af7565.jpg

2026-10-31 00:00:07 UTC

TIL: Death Valley is only the 6th most deadly National Park
https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/national-park-death-cause-22502881.php
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xjv5es/til_death_valley_is_only_the_6th_most_deadly/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/532/577/443/550/178/original/d239254aad56da84.jpg

2026-10-30 23:45:05 UTC

TIL that the BBC broadcasts Big Ben's chimes live twice a day. During WWII however, they used recordings so as to not provide information to Nazi Germany whether its V-1 rockets hit the city.
https://airminded.org/2019/01/16/a-tall-tale-of-big-ben/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xjumo3/til_that_the_bbc_broadcasts_big_bens_chimes_live/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/532/518/325/358/926/original/a6dcdee870e03f38.jpg

2026-10-30 23:30:05 UTC

TIL that the AI boom might widen 'digital divide' and access to smartphones, because AI data centers are buying up the same memory chips used in budget smartphones.
https://www.gsma.com/newsroom/press-release/gsma-warns-of-emerging-global-ai-divide-as-three-billion-people-remain-offline-and-smartphone-component-costs-soar/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xjug8x/til_that_the_ai_boom_might_widen_digital_divide/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/532/459/367/088/728/original/7c907205845d8ad2.png

2026-10-30 17:00:04 UTC

TIL about Helge Meyer, "God's Rambo", who used the most bad-ass Camaro ever to deliver aid to war-torn Yugoslavia during its break up.
https://www.badassoftheweek.com/ghostcamaro
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xjjjrm/til_about_helge_meyer_gods_rambo_who_used_the/

2026-10-30 16:45:03 UTC

TIL that a sociologist with data going back to 1958 has never found a report of a kid killed or seriously hurt by a contaminated treat picked up while trick or treating. The Texas case people usually point to was a dad who poisoned his own son.
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/31/1208459235/why-urban-legend-contaminated-halloween-candy-wont-disappear-razor-blade-poison
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xjj4je/til_that_a_sociologist_with_data_going_back_to/

2026-10-30 16:00:05 UTC

TIL Sherpas only migrated to Himalayas in the 13th and 14th century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherpa_people
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xjinw8/til_sherpas_only_migrated_to_himalayas_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/530/689/899/445/394/original/b7cba7e1d2e10839.jpg

2026-10-30 15:45:05 UTC

TIL NASA sent a spider named Anita to space to see if spiders could spin webs in zero gravity and her body is kept by the Smithsonian.
https://airandspace.si.edu/collection-objects/spider-anita-skylab-3/nasm_A19740484000
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xjijes/til_nasa_sent_a_spider_named_anita_to_space_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/530/630/898/548/964/original/8aaf94a77c6ed062.jpg

2026-10-30 01:45:12 UTC

TIL The largest Calvary charge in history occurred at the Battle of Vienna in 1683 when 18,000 horsemen, including 3,000 of the famed Polish “Winged Hussars”, charged into battle against 80,000 Ottomans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vienna
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xj23dw/til_the_largest_calvary_charge_in_history/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/527/328/330/783/798/original/528a1603eef07126.jpg

2026-10-30 00:45:17 UTC

TIL the first recorded separation of conjoined twins took place in the Byzantine Empire in the 900s. One of the conjoined twins had already died, so the doctors attempted to separate the dead twin from the surviving one. The remaining twin lived for three days after separation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjoined_twins
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xj0we2/til_the_first_recorded_separation_of_conjoined/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/527/092/441/379/710/original/3f2c378f0106bf73.jpg

2026-10-29 21:30:07 UTC

TIL that the Hessians were confused by the American cause during the War of Independence after observing the level of wealth in America, with one soldier quoting "A colonist on Staten Island lived as comfortably as a German country gentleman"
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-hessians-were-supposed-to-quickly-end-the-american-revolution-instead-they-endured-years-of-battles-and-suffered-thousands-of-casualties-180989252/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xiw6ey/til_that_the_hessians_were_confused_by_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/526/325/292/238/083/original/1ad68d2faee53f21.png

2026-10-29 19:15:03 UTC

TIL That in WW2 Japanese draftee's were referred to by their commanders and veteran soldiers as "Issen Gorin" or "Penny Postcard" in English. Because the value of their lives was seen as being worth less than the postage on their draft notice.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issen_gorin
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xistg0/til_that_in_ww2_japanese_draftees_were_referred/

2026-10-29 19:00:06 UTC

TIL of the Stirrup Theory - that the stirrup enabled heavy cavalry and shock combat, which in turn prompted the Carolingian dynasty of the 8th and 9th centuries to organize its territory into a feudal system, rewarding mounted warriors with land grants for their service
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Stirrup_Controversy?bbbgrepost
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xis46h/til_of_the_stirrup_theory_that_the_stirrup/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/525/735/414/348/177/original/9a8524f7cf1111a0.jpg

2026-10-29 18:30:05 UTC

TIL that in 1874, Congress passed legislation to stop the slaughter of American bison but President Ulysses S. Grant vetoed it. Ultimately hunters slaughtered 4.4 million bison.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Delano
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xirtu7/til_that_in_1874_congress_passed_legislation_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/525/617/397/401/030/original/1c0286825c1d0a76.jpg

2026-10-29 16:45:06 UTC

TIL that there is one more Roman numeral: S, used to represent 1/2.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_numerals#Fractions
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xiodi8/til_that_there_is_one_more_roman_numeral_s_used/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/525/204/554/181/258/original/70084612a2fc5644.jpg

2026-10-29 16:30:05 UTC

TIL about the proposed “A” rating for films. First advocated by critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, the rating would sit between “R” and “NC-17” and be exclusively trademarked by the MPAA to prevent co-opting by the porn industry, thus permitting legitimate advertising by theaters and distributors.
https://www.theringer.com/2020/04/24/movies/hollywood-movies-birth-of-nc-17-x-rating-battle
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xio2cp/til_about_the_proposed_a_rating_for_films_first/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/525/145/539/274/303/original/6058d1c7e46abfa4.jpg

2026-10-29 16:15:03 UTC

TIL of The Caitlin Clark Effect: in Caitlin Clark's first season in the WNBA, Clark was responsible for 26.5% of all WNBA economic activity in 2024, generating an estimated $347 million-plus in economic value for the league (up from a total league valuation of $200 million the prior year)
https://www.onemansceilingisanothermansfloor.com/2026/06/the-caitlin-clark-effect-how-one-player.html?m=1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xinsfg/til_of_the_caitlin_clark_effect_in_caitlin_clarks/

2026-10-29 16:00:03 UTC

TIL that ancient Egypt had its own "Egyptologist"—Prince Khaemweset (c. 1281–1225 BCE), who spent his life identifying and restoring monuments that were already over 1,000 years old in his lifetime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaemweset
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xino6g/til_that_ancient_egypt_had_its_own/

2026-10-29 15:15:07 UTC

TIL in an Irish folk tale, Stingy Jack tricks the Devil twice, is refused by both heaven and hell, and must wander the twilight world with an ember from hell, which he puts in a carved turnip as a lantern.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will-o%27-the-wisp
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ximayr/til_in_an_irish_folk_tale_stingy_jack_tricks_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/524/850/751/839/112/original/a1e707cb1b47c5a7.jpg

2026-10-29 14:45:07 UTC

TIL There was a background character in the bar on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine named Morn, inspired by Norm from Cheers.
https://www.startrek.com/en-ca/news/the-undeniable-and-inescapable-charm-of-morn
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xilp4k/til_there_was_a_background_character_in_the_bar/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/524/732/765/576/967/original/682b76e3956bbfba.jpg

2026-10-29 13:30:03 UTC

TIL Salivating before vomiting is a way for your body to protect your teeth from thr incoming stomach acid
https://www.columbiatribune.com/story/lifestyle/family/2017/08/01/thrown-up-science/985640007/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xij4de/til_salivating_before_vomiting_is_a_way_for_your/

2026-10-29 13:15:06 UTC

TIL All the world’s bacteria stacked on top of each other would stretch for 10 billion light-years. Together, Earth's 0.001mm-long microbes could wrap around the Milky Way over 20,000 times.
https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/how-tall-would-all-the-worlds-germs-and-bacteria-be-when-stacked-on-top-of-each-other
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xiizdk/til_all_the_worlds_bacteria_stacked_on_top_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/524/378/845/806/817/original/ede75aacdf8230f8.jpg

2026-10-29 13:00:06 UTC

TIL that in 2024 the Italian town of Bolzano attempted to control the problem of dog feces in the street by instituting mandatory canine DNA testing.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/17/italian-province-orders-all-dogs-to-be-dna-tested-in-poo-crackdown
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xiiyjk/til_that_in_2024_the_italian_town_of_bolzano/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/524/319/828/988/776/original/59282beed3035d4d.jpg

2026-10-29 11:45:17 UTC

TIL that the reoccuring Mario antagonists the Koopalings are all named after famous musicians. The only exceptions are Morton (a talk show host) and Larry, who the localizer said "just looked like a Larry".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koopalings
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xihb3j/til_that_the_reoccuring_mario_antagonists_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/524/025/535/295/686/original/c340ce684bdf9502.png

2026-10-29 05:30:03 UTC

TIL that “pussy” has been in the common vernacular to describe vagina and vagina adjacent activities for nearly 400 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xib87j/til_that_pussy_has_been_in_the_common_vernacular/

2026-10-29 04:15:03 UTC

TIL Bob Uecker, Milwaukee Brewer's legend and US veteran, is buried in the national veteran cemetery in Milwaukee and his grave overlooks the Milwaukee Brewer's baseball field.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/278288152/bob-uecker
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi9z7i/til_bob_uecker_milwaukee_brewers_legend_and_us/

2026-10-29 04:00:06 UTC

TIL in 1899, Ottoman sultan Abdul Hamid II under pressure by US diplomats, sent a letter to the Moro Sulu Muslims in the Sulu Sultanate to submit to American rule.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moro_Rebellion
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi9h2n/til_in_1899_ottoman_sultan_abdul_hamid_ii_under/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/522/196/476/415/047/original/006483f16819e083.jpg

2026-10-29 02:15:06 UTC

TIL that since 2008 Seoul has put poems on the glass screen doors of its subway platforms, and some of them were written by everyday citizens who won a poetry contest
https://lareviewofbooks.org/blog/the-korea-blog/poetry-rather-seoul-subway/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi7j35/til_that_since_2008_seoul_has_put_poems_on_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/521/783/583/156/857/original/26a0b0708ba2ee28.jpg

2026-10-29 01:30:07 UTC

TIL Minerva Hoyt's passion was deserts and plants that thrived in its harsh climate. Saddened by widespread destruction of desert plants, Hoyt's dream of a grand desert park was achieved when she got President Roosevelt to establish Joshua Tree National Monument, part of his jobs-creation initiative
https://www.nps.gov/jotr/learn/historyculture/mhoyt.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi6f7n/til_minerva_hoyts_passion_was_deserts_and_plants/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/521/606/688/788/626/original/f9c608aad6e6c46d.jpg

2026-10-29 01:00:06 UTC

TIL that since its 1964 launch, Japan's Shinkansen has carried over 6.5 billion passengers with zero fatalities
https://www.hsrail.org/blog/the-shinkansens-legendary-operation-and-safety-record-2/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi5ya0/til_that_since_its_1964_launch_japans_shinkansen/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/521/488/661/816/910/original/e4b22ccea795c2bb.jpg

2026-10-28 22:30:05 UTC

Today I learned Andy van den Hurk falsely confessed to murder to get his sisters case reopened/solved after 15 years
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Nicole_van_den_Hurk
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi1u55/today_i_learned_andy_van_den_hurk_falsely/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/520/898/797/376/224/original/31cf4383ef5b9877.png

2026-10-28 22:15:06 UTC

TIL that Carmelite Monks use CNC machines on stone to build gothic churches
https://carmelitegothic.com/cnc-stone-carving/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi1k8q/til_that_carmelite_monks_use_cnc_machines_on/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/520/839/898/910/548/original/056e10ceae276b23.jpg

2026-10-28 22:00:06 UTC

TIL that as of 2026 there are only 3 Kmart locations left in the world. They include a big-box department store in Charlotte Amalie, the US Virgin Islands, a big-box store in Tamuning, Guam, and a smaller location in Kendale Lakes, Florida.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kmart
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xi161o/til_that_as_of_2026_there_are_only_3_kmart/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/520/780/893/242/252/original/2a686b193c6807e8.png

2026-10-28 19:45:20 UTC

TIL the Univ. of Arkansas athletic teams were called the Cardinals until 1910, when students voted to rename them the Razorbacks. The change followed coach Hugo Bezdek’s description of his football team as playing like a “wild band of razorback hogs” after a hard-fought game against LSU in 1909.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkansas_Razorbacks
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhxhlv/til_the_univ_of_arkansas_athletic_teams_were/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/520/250/820/551/300/original/9e433a120ed53459.png

2026-10-28 06:00:06 UTC

TIL the guy behind modern Breatharianism, the belief that you can survive off of only sunlight, air, and dust, was busted eating McDonald’s, and defended this by saying "All McDonalds are constructed on properties that are protected by 5th Dimensional high energy/spiritual portals."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inedia?wprov=sfti1#Wiley_Brooks
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhfq6u/til_the_guy_behind_modern_breatharianism_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/517/006/052/085/792/original/d3fd665ff8e17d9d.jpg

2026-10-28 03:15:06 UTC

TIL Adam DeVine was hit by a cement truck at age 11, breaking every bone in his legs. He spent two weeks in a coma, underwent 26 surgeries, and used a wheelchair during recovery. Today, he supports Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and regularly visits children in hospital.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_DeVine#Early_life
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhcsn9/til_adam_devine_was_hit_by_a_cement_truck_at_age/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/516/357/239/538/440/original/250afcf1b0172c4e.jpg

2026-10-28 00:00:08 UTC

TIL In 2023 Tomas Lindberg of Melodic Death Metal band 'At The Gates' was diagnosed with Cancer and would require surgery to remove most of the roof of his mouth, he entered the studio and recorded all vocals for future album 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' in a SINGLE day ONE day before surgery.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/at-the-gates-vocalist-tomas-lindberg-is-battling-rare-form-of-oral-cancer
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh8caa/til_in_2023_tomas_lindberg_of_melodic_death_metal/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/515/590/538/937/300/original/005254c0c74e8620.jpg

2026-10-27 23:15:06 UTC

TIL in 1937 a woman boarded an empty Paris Metro carriage and was found stabbed to death less than 90 seconds later at the next stop. No one else was seen enter or leave the carriage. The victim had been working as a spy. Neither the murderer nor the method of escape was ever discovered.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Laetitia_Toureaux
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh7osz/til_in_1937_a_woman_boarded_an_empty_paris_metro/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/515/413/467/263/320/original/1babc58abd82ca33.jpg

2026-10-27 19:45:08 UTC

TIL that a major fire occurred on the American aircraft carrier USS Oriskany when a seaman accidentally lit a parachute flare and in a panic threw it in a locker where hundreds of flares were stored. Later the Oriskany would be the first American warship to be converted into an artificial reef.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oriskany
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh28vq/til_that_a_major_fire_occurred_on_the_american/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/514/587/858/500/296/original/fa6edcb553b122cd.jpg

2026-10-27 16:30:06 UTC

TIL the Latin alphabet used by the Romans is derived from the Etruscan alphabet, which is derived from the Greek colony in Italy Cumae's Western Greek alphabet, which is derived from the Phoenician alphabet, which is derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_alphabet
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgwnsr/til_the_latin_alphabet_used_by_the_romans_is/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/513/820/938/356/277/original/78205aaea93076e6.png

2026-10-27 15:15:03 UTC

TIL that many of Savannah, Georgia’s cobblestone streets are made from ship ballast stones, brought from ports across Europe and the American northeast and dumped along the riverfront
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=19499
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xguxqo/til_that_many_of_savannah_georgias_cobblestone/

2026-10-27 02:45:08 UTC

TIL whales produce milk as thick as toothpaste so that it doesn't disperse into the water like it would as a liquid
https://www.sciencenorway.no/biology-whales/this-is-how-whales-nurse-underwater/2273287
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xggvsb/til_whales_produce_milk_as_thick_as_toothpaste_so/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/510/577/013/146/192/original/00030662fa0c861c.jpg

2026-10-27 02:00:06 UTC

TIL about the ancient Roman practice of Damnatio Memoriae (condemnation of memory) whereby an unpopular or disgraced public figure from history is systematically erased as if they had never lived.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnatio_memoriae
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgfoj9/til_about_the_ancient_roman_practice_of_damnatio/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/510/400/008/903/351/original/dbd2b4b8c542f8f9.jpg

2026-10-27 01:45:08 UTC

TIL although the Dutch monarchy favors male heirs, King William III’s three sons all died before him. His daughter Wilhelmina inherited the throne in 1890, beginning 123 years of rule by three successive queens, each succeeded by a daughter, until Willem-Alexander became king in 2013.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_the_Netherlands
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgfk6e/til_although_the_dutch_monarchy_favors_male_heirs/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/510/341/039/503/124/original/00c0281f684ca1f0.jpg

2026-10-27 01:15:06 UTC

TIL that imitation crab in California rolls is often made from pollock, which is caught using trawl nets that catch and kill actual crabs, the very animal imitation crab is meant to mimic.
https://www.nationalfisherman.com/alaskas-pollock-industry-looks-to-get-to-the-bottom-of-a-rising-criticism
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgeukr/til_that_imitation_crab_in_california_rolls_is/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/510/223/059/478/680/original/d1c4c3a569a112aa.jpg

2026-10-26 22:15:05 UTC

TIL that the proposed Beatles film of "Lord of the Rings" stopped at only one meeting. In 1968, both John Lennon and Paul McCartney convened with potential director Stanley Kubrick at his London office, but Kubrick persuaded the pair that the film would be unadaptable, and the project was dropped.
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/john-lennon-stanley-kubrick-beatles-lord-of-the-rings/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgap2d/til_that_the_proposed_beatles_film_of_lord_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/509/515/196/517/676/original/60cbcf2b1721dbdb.jpg

2026-10-26 20:45:06 UTC

TIL that Vinnie Ream was only 18 years old when she was commissioned to sculpt the statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln for the United States Capitol rotunda in 1866, making her the first woman and youngest artist to be commissioned for a statue by the U.S. government
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinnie_Ream
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg8adi/til_that_vinnie_ream_was_only_18_years_old_when/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/509/161/351/564/281/original/e1f4028fc30ebda7.jpg

2026-10-26 20:15:08 UTC

TIL that the highest-paid athlete in human history was an ancient Roman charioteer named Gaius Appuleius Diocles. His combined earnings were the equivalent of $15 Billion.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-fifteen-billion-dollar-athlete/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg7j9t/til_that_the_highestpaid_athlete_in_human_history/

2026-10-26 15:00:06 UTC

TIL of the actor Josh Evans, who passed away during surgery on the same day the TV show he was a star on aired an episode with his passing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Ryan_Evans#Death
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfynrv/til_of_the_actor_josh_evans_who_passed_away/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/507/804/777/041/744/original/d5e386b88c62b209.jpg

2026-10-26 14:45:06 UTC

TIL there are three kinds of twilight- civil, nautical, and astronomical. They are based on how many degrees the sun is under the horizon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfy70t/til_there_are_three_kinds_of_twilight_civil/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/507/745/807/448/522/original/1214b8807838b9db.png

2026-10-26 14:30:07 UTC

TIL that some men experience circular bald spots in their beard from a variant of the autoimmune condition, alopecia areata (barbae).
https://www.healthline.com/health/alopecia-barbae
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfx6pl/til_that_some_men_experience_circular_bald_spots/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/507/686/833/231/236/original/f8ced473c54f71c8.jpg

2026-10-26 13:15:06 UTC

TIL the actor whose character died during the live fire exercise in Starship Troopers later married the actress who killed him (in the film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Bruskotter
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfv5bs/til_the_actor_whose_character_died_during_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/507/391/904/776/217/original/44853177080d5f62.jpg

2026-10-26 03:30:08 UTC

TIL that Measles infection can cause “immune amnesia” by wiping out 11%-73% of body’s immune memory cells and antibodies leaving behind a “reset” immune system that have “forgotten” how to fight off past infections.
https://hms.harvard.edu/news/inside-immune-amnesia
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xflxo7/til_that_measles_infection_can_cause_immune/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/505/091/682/108/155/original/29e5d99e68795250.jpg

2026-10-25 23:15:07 UTC

TIL The original Jungle Book was not just the story of Mowgli and the animals he met, but a collections of stories...and there was also a sequel as well!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfgind/til_the_original_jungle_book_was_not_just_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/504/088/914/572/691/original/ca28fb9976f4de1f.jpg

2026-10-25 23:00:07 UTC

TIL Air France Flight 4590 crashed into an airport hotel after it ran over a metal strip, causing its fuel tank to explode during take off killing all 109 people aboard and 4 on the ground making it the only Concorde crash after 24 years of no fatal incidents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Flight_4590
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfg5yy/til_air_france_flight_4590_crashed_into_an/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/504/029/946/866/302/original/52349c2853a6be4c.jpg

2026-10-25 20:30:06 UTC

TIL America claimed dozens of islands purely for bird poop (1856) and is still an active law that allows any American to claim islands for guano. The most recent being 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guano_Islands_Act
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfcmeo/til_america_claimed_dozens_of_islands_purely_for/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/503/440/093/659/758/original/dd61eda6433fc382.png

2026-10-25 19:45:09 UTC

TIL Sonny and Cher were among the backing vocalists on the Ronette's 1963 song "Be My Baby"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be_My_Baby
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfb2iv/til_sonny_and_cher_were_among_the_backing/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/503/263/288/925/202/original/bfda49ab7c85f067.png

2026-10-25 19:30:03 UTC

TIL the Witches of Subeshi are mummies of women who lived 2,500 years ago. When they were unearthed they were still wearing tall, pointed, felt hats over two feet high. Despite the nickname there is no evidence that the women were regarded as witches by their own community
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarim_mummies#Witches_of_Subeshi
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfauqa/til_the_witches_of_subeshi_are_mummies_of_women/

2026-10-25 19:15:04 UTC

TIL since they were standardized in 1963 only Nebraska has changed its two letter abbreviation. They changed from “NB” to “NE” to not be confused with “New Brunswick”
https://www.britannica.com/one-good-fact/what-state-had-to-change-its-postal-abbreviation
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfanny/til_since_they_were_standardized_in_1963_only/

2026-10-25 15:45:07 UTC

Today I learned that descendants of the Hatfield and McCoy families were on an episode of the game show Family Feud
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatfield%E2%80%93McCoy_feud#In_the_modern_era
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xf51yd/today_i_learned_that_descendants_of_the_hatfield/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/502/319/485/837/173/original/c26af224f483a433.png

2026-10-25 15:30:08 UTC

TIL that the average American armed forces inductee in WWII was 26 years old, 5' 8" tall, 144 pounds, and had 9 years of formal schooling
https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/07/if-you-were-the-average-g-i-in-world-war-ii/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xf505q/til_that_the_average_american_armed_forces/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/502/260/549/090/850/original/ae63b99e461a40a7.jpg

2026-10-25 14:45:07 UTC

TIL the rumor that the Geneva Conventions were drawn up because of Canadian military actions such as “showing no mercy” is false. “In this, the Canadians were by no means exceptional,” Burtch said. “Every combatant in the world wars did something similar.”
https://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/article/fact-file-claim-canadian-soldiers-brutal-actions-inspired-geneva-conventions-a-myth/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xf3tvo/til_the_rumor_that_the_geneva_conventions_were/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/502/083/542/006/582/original/864c8e48408957ff.jpg

2026-10-25 14:30:06 UTC

TIL that the original slogan for Microsoft’s Windows XP was “Prepare to Fly”, however this was changed to “Yes You Can” following the 9/11 attacks.
https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/windows-xp-debuted-25-years-ago-today-microsofts-biggest-launch-since-95-was-its-first-consumer-os-to-remove-the-dos-underpinnings
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xf3kjf/til_that_the_original_slogan_for_microsofts/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/502/024/479/556/339/original/96438e382726c4f0.jpg

2026-10-25 13:45:06 UTC

TIL of Puputan, a Balinese mass suicide ritual. In 1906, about 1000 Balinese people marched out and killed themselves ritualistically to avoid the humiliation of surrender to the Dutch. After the ritual concluded, the Dutch stripped the corpses of their valuables and sacked the ruins of the palace.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puputan#1906_Badung_puputan
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xf25gj/til_of_puputan_a_balinese_mass_suicide_ritual_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/501/847/561/662/230/original/2d0bfebbd48bde51.jpg

2026-10-25 13:30:06 UTC

TIL that there have only ever been three African Popes; the most recent, Pope Gelasius I, died in 496 C.E. after serving for less than five years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:African_popes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xf20h9/til_that_there_have_only_ever_been_three_african/

2026-10-24 22:45:06 UTC

TIL that Charlie Sheen's last name is in honour of Roman Catholic archbishop Fulton J. Sheen; his father Martin Sheen chose the archbishop's last name as part of his stage name, and Charlie likewise chose it after becoming an actor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Sheen#Early_life
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xelgsy/til_that_charlie_sheens_last_name_is_in_honour_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/498/308/573/209/277/original/f4828485153bb536.jpg

2026-10-24 22:00:06 UTC

TIL that Boston's Hit, "More Than a Feeling" was a direct tribute to Walk Away Renée by The Left Banke - sharing an identical chord progression, and baroque elements (via mordents and inmordents). In addition, "that old song they used to play" (which the song revolves around) IS Walk Away Renée .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_Than_a_Feeling
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xekolm/til_that_bostons_hit_more_than_a_feeling_was_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/498/131/655/542/374/original/6ba3259f1633d98c.jpg

2026-10-24 21:45:05 UTC

TIL Osama bin Laden's father, older half-brother and half-sister all died in separate airplane crashes, in 1967, 1988 and 2015 respectively
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salem_bin_Laden
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xek9n1/til_osama_bin_ladens_father_older_halfbrother_and/
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2026-10-24 21:00:06 UTC

TIL Julia Cotton was originally supposed to become the overarching main villain and the face of the Hellraiser movie franchise. Now iconic Hell Priest aka. "Pinhead" inherited the part due to Julia's actor Clare Higgins not wanting to stick with the series past Hellraiser II.
https://www.looper.com/397939/the-hellraiser-2-ending-we-never-got-to-see/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xejb2e/til_julia_cotton_was_originally_supposed_to/
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2026-10-24 17:30:06 UTC

TIL that in 2014, the nation of Burundi criminalized jogging. President Pierre Nkurunziza banned jogging in Burundi, claiming jogging was being used by opposition as a means for planning uprisings.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27818254
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xeeau5/til_that_in_2014_the_nation_of_burundi/
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2026-10-24 15:00:06 UTC

TIL Mad honey was used as an early biological weapon in the Black Sea region in 65 BCE. Soldiers who ate the honey succumbed to mad honey intoxication and were slain.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_honey
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xea0fv/til_mad_honey_was_used_as_an_early_biological/
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2026-10-24 14:45:03 UTC

TIL in 2015, the North Carolina General Assembly passed "Blackbeard's Law", which declared photographs, videos, and other documentary materials of derelict vessels or shipwrecks and their contents held by the state government were to be freely usable
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard's_Law
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xe9wsj/til_in_2015_the_north_carolina_general_assembly/

2026-10-24 14:30:03 UTC

TIL NBC's three-note chimes were the first purely audio trademark granted in the U.S., registered in 1950.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBC_chimes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xe9sef/til_nbcs_threenote_chimes_were_the_first_purely/

2026-10-24 13:30:09 UTC

TIL that Stanford University and its property according to the California State Constitution, are exempt from taxation so long as they are used for educational purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_University
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xe8bz3/til_that_stanford_university_and_its_property/
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2026-10-24 13:15:09 UTC

TIL that there are more Mormons than religious Jews in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xe81jj/til_that_there_are_more_mormons_than_religious/
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2026-10-24 12:45:06 UTC

TIL in a 2017 experiment, researchers discovered that dead flamingos can be positioned to stand on one leg without additional support. But the same dead specimens were unable to maintain posture on two legs without assistance.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5454233/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xe7a5e/til_in_a_2017_experiment_researchers_discovered/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/495/949/319/179/004/original/af60742d225f7425.jpg

2026-10-24 06:00:06 UTC

TIL the ancestors of the Māori people arrived in New Zealand around 1350 AD, only ~300 years before their contact with Europeans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81ori_people
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xe0lll/til_the_ancestors_of_the_māori_people_arrived_in/
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2026-10-24 05:15:06 UTC

TIL Jason Lee (My Name is Earl) got his start as a professional Skateboarder
https://youtube.com/shorts/m6W0836ev7I?is=_RO2DvJ0c_Z440ID
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xdzfjo/til_jason_lee_my_name_is_earl_got_his_start_as_a/
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2026-10-24 04:45:06 UTC

TIL that although he was often portrayed bearded, Abraham Lincoln did not grow a beard until 1860, at the suggestion of 11-year-old Grace Bedell; he was the first U.S. president to do so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xdz87b/til_that_although_he_was_often_portrayed_bearded/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/117/494/061/860/617/715/original/dda9be3296fbd956.jpg