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TIL about Reflect Orbital, a startup that wants to use satellites ...

2026-10-28T04:15:07Z

TIL about Reflect Orbital, a startup that wants to use satellites with mirrors to create sunlight at night

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/26/california-sunlight-space-mirrors-satellites
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhec6k/til_about_reflect_orbital_a_startup_that_wants_to/

TIL that the concept of a Mary Sue came from a Star Trek ...

2026-10-28T04:00:04Z

TIL that the concept of a Mary Sue came from a Star Trek fanfic/parody

https://fanlore.org/wiki/A_Trekkie%27s_Tale
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhdvlj/til_that_the_concept_of_a_mary_sue_came_from_a/

TIL Disney's Fantasia (1940) was released closer to the ...

2026-10-28T03:30:07Z

TIL Disney's *Fantasia* (1940) was released closer to the composition of most of its iconic classical music than to the present day.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasia_(1940_film)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhcvak/til_disneys_fantasia_1940_was_released_closer_to/

TIL Adam DeVine was hit by a cement truck at age 11, breaking ...

2026-10-28T03:15:06Z

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
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhcsn9/til_adam_devine_was_hit_by_a_cement_truck_at_age/

TIL of The Conqueror (1956), a movie filmed downwind of a nuclear ...

2026-10-28T03:00:06Z

TIL of The Conqueror (1956), a movie filmed downwind of a nuclear test site. 40% of the crew developed cancer, triple the expected rate. Famed magnate and aviator Howard Hughes, who was the movie's producer, felt so guilty he purchased every print of the movie to keep it out of circulation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conqueror_(1956_film)#Nuclear_incident_and_cancer_controversy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhcqqu/til_of_the_conqueror_1956_a_movie_filmed_downwind/

TIL that when serial killer Ted Bundy was just 3 years old, his ...

2026-10-28T02:45:06Z

TIL that when serial killer Ted Bundy was just 3 years old, his 15-year-old aunt awoke from a nap to find kitchen knives arranged around her bed, with young Bundy standing beside her, smiling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Bundy
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhcbya/til_that_when_serial_killer_ted_bundy_was_just_3/

TIL: A woman filed a lawsuit after a 1998 visit to a Colorado ...

2026-10-28T02:30:06Z

TIL: A woman filed a lawsuit after a 1998 visit to a Colorado nail salon, claiming she contracted a form of the herpes virus known as herpetic whitlow on her fingers, along with bacterial infections, from unsterilized tools while receiving a manicure. In 2002, a jury awarded her $3.1 million.

https://www.nailsmag.com/articles/woman-awarded-31-million-after-contracting-herpes-at-salon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhc8ot/til_a_woman_filed_a_lawsuit_after_a_1998_visit_to/

TIL Monty Python's John Cleese’s family name was originally ...

2026-10-28T02:15:03Z

TIL Monty Python's John Cleese’s family name was originally Cheese, but his father changed it from Cheese to Cleese to avoid being teased when he signed up to fight in World War I.

https://www.bbcamerica.com/blogs/10-things-you-never-knew-about-john-cleese--1043982
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhbxv8/til_monty_pythons_john_cleeses_family_name_was/

TIL on January 30, 1989, Kenneth Noid, believing the Domino’s ...

2026-10-28T02:00:06Z

TIL on January 30, 1989, Kenneth Noid, believing the Domino’s Pizza mascot mocked him, held an employee at gunpoint. After his arrest and a stay in a mental health facility, the Noid remained in use until 1995, when Kenneth died by suicide. The character has rarely appeared since.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Noid
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhbkwd/til_on_january_30_1989_kenneth_noid_believing_the/

TIL that Earth had naturally occurring nuclear reactors 2 billion ...

2026-10-28T01:45:03Z

TIL that Earth had naturally occurring nuclear reactors 2 billion years ago. In what is now Gabon, uranium deposits sustained nuclear fission, and evidence suggests one reactor repeatedly switched itself on for about 30 minutes and off for 2 and a half hours

https://physics.aps.org/story/v14/st18
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xhb62u/til_that_earth_had_naturally_occurring_nuclear/

TIL the oculus rift guy is also a retro handheld gaming guy but ...

2026-10-28T00:45:07Z

TIL the oculus rift guy is also a retro handheld gaming guy but is mainly a military industrial supplier guy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmer_Luckey
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh9u8p/til_the_oculus_rift_guy_is_also_a_retro_handheld/

TIL that while we can't pinpoint the exact year 65 million ...

2026-10-28T00:30:06Z

TIL that while we can't pinpoint the exact year 65 million years ago in which the Chicxulub asteroid impact caused the extinction of the dinosaurs, we do know it happened in the spring in the Northern Hemisphere

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04446-1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh92np/til_that_while_we_cant_pinpoint_the_exact_year_65/

TIL in 1939, 1000’s of children were evacuated from London to ...

2026-10-28T00:15:05Z

TIL in 1939, 1000’s of children were evacuated from London to the English countryside to escape Nazi bombing. Three girls stayed at the Oxford home of author C.S. Lewis and helped inspire his classic novel The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, in which children are evacuated to a country house.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion,_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh8nqq/til_in_1939_1000s_of_children_were_evacuated_from/

TIL In 2023 Tomas Lindberg of Melodic Death Metal band 'At ...

2026-10-28T00:00:08Z

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/

TIL only three people in this world can travel anywhere, legally ...

2026-10-27T23:30:05Z

TIL only three people in this world can travel anywhere, legally without a passport: King Charles III, Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.

https://www.firstpost.com/lifestyle/meet-people-who-can-travel-without-passport-travel-without-passport-who-can-international-travel-without-passport-13998762.html/amp
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh81nm/til_only_three_people_in_this_world_can_travel/

TIL in 1937 a woman boarded an empty Paris Metro carriage and was ...

2026-10-27T23:15:06Z

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
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh7osz/til_in_1937_a_woman_boarded_an_empty_paris_metro/

TIL that the first benzodiazepine chlordiazepoxide (commonly used ...

2026-10-27T22:15:05Z

TIL that the first benzodiazepine chlordiazepoxide (commonly used for severe alcohol withdrawal) was named Librium, short for equilibrium.

https://edu.rsc.org/feature/librium-and-valium-anxious-times/2020182.article
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh69g1/til_that_the_first_benzodiazepine/

TIL that from 1544 to 1548, the conquistadors who conquered Peru ...

2026-10-27T22:00:04Z

TIL that from 1544 to 1548, the conquistadors who conquered Peru fought a civil war against the Spanish Crown over laws restricting Indigenous labor. Led by Gonzalo Pizarro, they killed the Spanish viceroy, seized control of Peru, and some even proposed crowning Pizarro king of an independent Peru.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10609164.2024.2350862?utm_source=chatgpt.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh62lu/til_that_from_1544_to_1548_the_conquistadors_who/

TIL that on October 2nd, 1942, the RMS Queen Mary accidentally ...

2026-10-27T21:45:09Z

TIL that on October 2nd, 1942, the RMS Queen Mary accidentally collided with the HMS Curacoa, one of her escort ships, sinking it and leading to the deaths of 337 men. A later investigation placed the blame on the Curacoa's crew for the accident.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Curacoa_(D41)#Collision
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh5jfy/til_that_on_october_2nd_1942_the_rms_queen_mary/

TIL about the USS Macon (ZRS-5), a flying 'aircraft ...

2026-10-27T21:30:08Z

TIL about the USS Macon (ZRS-5), a flying 'aircraft carrier' built by the U.S. Air Force in the 1930's that carried 5 scout biplanes in internal hangars which were deployed and retrieved in-flight via a retractable hook system.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Macon_(ZRS-5)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh53bs/til_about_the_uss_macon_zrs5_a_flying_aircraft/

TIL In 1974, North Korea received 1,000 Volvo sedans from Sweden ...

2026-10-27T20:45:04Z

TIL In 1974, North Korea received 1,000 Volvo sedans from Sweden but never paid the invoice. Decades later, the debt exceeds $300 million, with Sweden still sending reminders while the cars continue to run on Pyongyang’s streets—making it the largest car theft in history.

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/12/04/547390622/how-1-000-volvos-ended-up-in-north-korea-and-made-a-diplomatic-difference
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh422z/til_in_1974_north_korea_received_1000_volvo/

TIL that a major fire occurred on the American aircraft carrier ...

2026-10-27T19:45:08Z

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/

TIL that the oldest-known sandals in the world were found in the ...

2026-10-27T19:00:05Z

TIL that the oldest-known sandals in the world were found in the 1930s dating back to 10,000 years old in Fort Rock in Oregon.

https://mnch.uoregon.edu/collections-galleries/great-basin-sandals
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh1cxn/til_that_the_oldestknown_sandals_in_the_world/

TIL that in 1941 the National Park Service established 16 ...

2026-10-27T18:15:09Z

TIL that in 1941 the National Park Service established 16 "mental healing" camps in national parks for U.S. servicemen to use for rest and recovery before being redeployed to the war. By the end of WWII, 33 camps were set up, including those in Yosemite and the Grand Canyon.

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/worldwarii/healing.htm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xh02sn/til_that_in_1941_the_national_park_service/

TIL that in 1990, the creators of a comedy series formed the ...

2026-10-27T17:45:13Z

TIL that in 1990, the creators of a comedy series formed the “Polish Beer-Lovers' Party” as a joke to promote beer drinking over vodka. It ended up winning 16 seats in Parliament during the 1991 elections.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_Beer-Lovers%27_Party
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgzap7/til_that_in_1990_the_creators_of_a_comedy_series/

TIL the Latin alphabet used by the Romans is derived from the ...

2026-10-27T16:30:06Z

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/

TIL that Teflon was accidentally discovered in 1938 when chemist ...

2026-10-27T16:15:05Z

TIL that Teflon was accidentally discovered in 1938 when chemist Roy Plunkett found that a cylinder of tetrafluoroethylene gas had stopped releasing gas despite still weighing the same. When he opened it, he found the inside coated with a slippery white solid: polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE).

https://edu.rsc.org/news/the-discovery-of-teflon/2020492.article
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgwfto/til_that_teflon_was_accidentally_discovered_in/

TIL that many of Savannah, Georgia’s cobblestone streets are ...

2026-10-27T15:15:03Z

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/

TIL A farm in Germany still uses a PC running Windows 95 to run ...

2026-10-27T14:15:07Z

TIL A farm in Germany still uses a PC running Windows 95 to run its egg counting machine, as the egg counting software it uses isn't compatible with anything more recent than Windows 95.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/windows-95-arguably-the-first-pc-gaming-os-is-still-being-used-to-sort-eggs-in-germany/?utm_source=chatgpt.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgtbbg/til_a_farm_in_germany_still_uses_a_pc_running/

TIL about the 1898 assassination of a European Royal, Empress ...

2026-10-27T09:30:08Z

TIL about the 1898 assassination of a European Royal, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, when her assassin seemed to stumble he stabbed Elisabeth with a sharpened needle file that was 4 inches (10 cm) long, that he had inserted into a wooden handle.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Elisabeth_of_Austria#Assassination
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgnr1s/til_about_the_1898_assassination_of_a_european/

TIL Highway hypnosis, also known as white line fever, is an ...

2026-10-27T08:45:06Z

TIL Highway hypnosis, also known as white line fever, is an altered mental state in which an automobile driver can drive safely and correctly over long distances without consciously remembering having done so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Highway_hypnosis
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgmye2/til_highway_hypnosis_also_known_as_white_line/

TIL that in 2004, the American sitcom Friends was so popular in ...

2026-10-27T08:30:03Z

TIL that in 2004, the American sitcom Friends was so popular in France that it attracted 2.3 to 2.5 million viewers per episode, including 51% of French television viewers ages 15 to 24.

https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2004/03/07/en-france-sur-canal-jimmy-et-sur-france-2_4282299_1819218.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgmumb/til_that_in_2004_the_american_sitcom_friends_was/

TIL the 2004 Friends finale drew more than 52 million viewers, ...

2026-10-27T07:45:04Z

TIL the 2004 Friends finale drew more than 52 million viewers, making it the most-watched TV series finale in the past 40 years. But that episode was only half the audience of the 1983 M*A*S*H finale, which attracted 105 million viewers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_finale#Notable_television_series_finales
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgm5kz/til_the_2004_friends_finale_drew_more_than_52/

TIL Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral legislature. It ...

2026-10-27T07:15:07Z

TIL Nebraska is the only state with a unicameral legislature. It has 49 senators who serve 4 year terms with half of the legislature being up for election every 2 years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xglo9v/til_nebraska_is_the_only_state_with_a_unicameral/

TIL That 3 British Constituencies (Newcastle, Sunderland, North ...

2026-10-27T06:00:07Z

TIL That 3 British Constituencies (Newcastle, Sunderland, North East) compete to declare election results first during National Elections that is broadcasted on live television from inside the polling station.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1vd5pyl1xko
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgkgvp/til_that_3_british_constituencies_newcastle/

TIL the first close-up image of Mars from the Mariner 4 ...

2026-10-27T05:00:06Z

TIL the first close-up image of Mars from the Mariner 4 spacecraft in July 1965 was hand-colored using a paint-by-numbers method.

https://science.nasa.gov/resource/first-tv-image-of-mars-hand-colored/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgjdit/til_the_first_closeup_image_of_mars_from_the/

TIL of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, a Gilded Age millionaire who ...

2026-10-27T04:45:06Z

TIL of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, a Gilded Age millionaire who died when the RMS Lusitania sank in 1915, after giving his own life vest to a young mother and her baby. He couldn't swim and he knew that there were no other lifeboats available at the time. He was 37. The woman & her child survived.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Gwynne_Vanderbilt#RMS_Lusitania
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgj6ez/til_of_alfred_gwynne_vanderbilt_a_gilded_age/

TIL that an American physicist predicted that horses will reach ...

2026-10-27T04:15:08Z

TIL that an American physicist predicted that horses will reach their top trotting speed in the year 2158, trotting 1 mile in 99 seconds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Eugene_Nipher#Studies
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgiiu1/til_that_an_american_physicist_predicted_that/

TIL a man accused of mailing a suspicious white powder to members ...

2026-10-27T04:00:07Z

TIL a man accused of mailing a suspicious white powder to members of Congress was caught after he included his own return address on the envelopes

https://abcnews.com/US/man-allegedly-white-substance-members-congress-put-address/story?id=137582955
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgiai5/til_a_man_accused_of_mailing_a_suspicious_white/

TIL that in the Middle Ages, champagne was most commonly called ...

2026-10-27T03:45:06Z

TIL that in the Middle Ages, champagne was most commonly called "Aӱ", after one of the wine-producing towns in the Champagne region

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champagne_wine_region#History_of_wine_production
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xghlhv/til_that_in_the_middle_ages_champagne_was_most/

TIL about the tobacco smoke enema, a medical "treatment" ...

2026-10-27T03:30:08Z

TIL about the tobacco smoke enema, a medical "treatment" that was employed by European physicians to treat gut pain and resuscitate victims of near drowning. The practice appeared shortly after the import of Tobacco from the New World and was an established practice by the turn of the 19th century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xghcx1/til_about_the_tobacco_smoke_enema_a_medical/

TIL that in 1993, a failed Malaysian pop singer-turned-shaman ...

2026-10-27T03:15:05Z

TIL that in 1993, a failed Malaysian pop singer-turned-shaman named Mona Fandey murdered a politician during a fake "money-falling" ritual where she promised him invincibility. She then went on a luxury shopping spree and got a facelift before being executed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Fandey
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgh8z1/til_that_in_1993_a_failed_malaysian_pop/

TIL the French fries in McDonald's contain dairy. ...

2026-10-27T03:00:06Z

TIL the French fries in McDonald's contain dairy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_French_fries
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgh5kg/til_the_french_fries_in_mcdonalds_contain_dairy/

TIL whales produce milk as thick as toothpaste so that it ...

2026-10-27T02:45:08Z

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/

TIL about the ancient Roman practice of Damnatio Memoriae ...

2026-10-27T02:00:06Z

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/

TIL although the Dutch monarchy favors male heirs, King William ...

2026-10-27T01:45:08Z

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/

TIL that imitation crab in California rolls is often made from ...

2026-10-27T01:15:06Z

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/

TIL On September 10th 2010, cargo containing lithium batteries ...

2026-10-27T00:15:06Z

TIL On September 10th 2010, cargo containing lithium batteries caught fire on UPS Flight 6. The first officer managed to turn the plane back to Dubai INTL Airport, but the thick smoke caused the plane to overflew it and crash near a highway

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UPS_Airlines_Flight_6
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgdrox/til_on_september_10th_2010_cargo_containing/

TIL that Herman Melville earned only about $1,260 from Moby-Dick, ...

2026-10-27T00:00:10Z

TIL that Herman Melville earned only about $1,260 from Moby-Dick, less than he made from any of his five previous books. Decades later, his widow received just $81 in royalties from nearly 1,800 copies sold between 1892 and 1898.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby-Dick#Style
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xgdbrv/til_that_herman_melville_earned_only_about_1260/

TIL that the proposed Beatles film of "Lord of the Rings" ...

2026-10-26T22:15:05Z

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/

TIL In 1999 the NOAA recognized a 5th ocean, The Southern Ocean. ...

2026-10-26T21:15:05Z

TIL In 1999 the NOAA recognized a 5th ocean, The Southern Ocean. Prior to 1999 only 4 oceans were recognized.

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/howmanyoceans.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg8pzn/til_in_1999_the_noaa_recognized_a_5th_ocean_the/

TIL the term 'cakewalk' originates from dance contests ...

2026-10-26T21:00:06Z

TIL the term 'cakewalk' originates from dance contests held by black people on plantations where the prize was a cake. The dance mocked the formal way white slaveowners danced, but the satire was lost on the slaveowners. Minstrel shows thus portrayed the dance as the typical way black people danced.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg8haa/til_the_term_cakewalk_originates_from_dance/

TIL that Vinnie Ream was only 18 years old when she was ...

2026-10-26T20:45:06Z

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/

TIL when Rollo the viking got the land that became Normandy in ...

2026-10-26T20:30:06Z

TIL when Rollo the viking got the land that became Normandy in 911 he refused to kiss the french kings foot, so he got one of his men to do it instead. supposedly the guy just lifted the kings foot up to his mouth and knocked the king over backwards

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg7uxs/til_when_rollo_the_viking_got_the_land_that/

TIL that the highest-paid athlete in human history was an ancient ...

2026-10-26T20:15:08Z

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/

TIL that the "zombie-ant" fungus (Ophiocordyceps) does ...

2026-10-26T20:00:06Z

TIL that the "zombie-ant" fungus (Ophiocordyceps) does not control ants by invading their brains. Instead, it leaves the brain completely intact while directly encircling and seizing control of their muscle fibers like a biological puppet.

https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/zombie-ant-brains-left-intact-fungal-parasite
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg6n34/til_that_the_zombieant_fungus_ophiocordyceps_does/

Today I learned "fifftififfti" is a swedish word meaning ...

2026-10-26T19:30:08Z

Today I learned "fifftififfti" is a swedish word meaning "The chance of which something may or may not occur"

https://www.ordkollen.se/stavning/femti-eller-femtio/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg6nua/today_i_learned_fifftififfti_is_a_swedish_word/

TIL there was a myth about King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) that the ...

2026-10-26T19:15:07Z

TIL there was a myth about King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962) that the film had different endings in different countries , with Godzilla winning in the Japanese version and Kong in the American. In reality, both cuts have the same ending, and Toho has repeatedly affirmed Kong as the ultimate winner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Kong_vs._Godzilla#Dual_ending_myth
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg63et/til_there_was_a_myth_about_king_kong_vs_godzilla/

TIL On average, a kidney transplant from a living donor lasts ...

2026-10-26T18:45:07Z

TIL On average, a kidney transplant from a living donor lasts about 15 to 20 years, and a kidney from a deceased donor lasts 8 to 12 years.

https://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/kidney-transplant
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg5c3i/til_on_average_a_kidney_transplant_from_a_living/

TIL there were over 525 Million Votes in the 1964 Illinois House ...

2026-10-26T17:45:07Z

TIL there were over 525 Million Votes in the 1964 Illinois House of Representative Election. Because the state failed to redistrict, every single seat was elected at-large due to a constitutional quirk in the Illinois Constitution, meaning each person could vote for all 177 candidates seperately

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Illinois_House_of_Representatives_election
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg3hcs/til_there_were_over_525_million_votes_in_the_1964/

TIL the earliest sunset of the year happens weeks before the ...

2026-10-26T17:15:07Z

TIL the earliest sunset of the year happens weeks before the winter solstice depending on latitude

https://earthsky.org/earth/winter-solstice-and-late-sunrise/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg2jb1/til_the_earliest_sunset_of_the_year_happens_weeks/

TIL In 1985, Whitney Houston's Ballad 'Saving All My Love ...

2026-10-26T17:00:06Z

TIL In 1985, Whitney Houston's Ballad 'Saving All My Love For You' Became Her First No. 1 Billboard Hit. However, the song was actually recorded by two different singers initially.

https://parade.com/entertainment/in-1985-a-whitney-houston-ballad-which-was-originally-recorded-by-different-singers-became-her-first-no-1-billboard-hit
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg28cp/til_in_1985_whitney_houstons_ballad_saving_all_my/

TIL that Stan Laurel Tried To Bury Alive His Abusive Wife In ...

2026-10-26T16:45:06Z

TIL that Stan Laurel Tried To Bury Alive His Abusive Wife In 1938.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-21-me-then21-story.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg21jv/til_that_stan_laurel_tried_to_bury_alive_his/

TIL that Idina Menzel has been married to Aaron Lohr, aka Dean ...

2026-10-26T16:30:09Z

TIL that Idina Menzel has been married to Aaron Lohr, aka Dean Portman in the Mighty Ducks franchise, for almost a decade

https://people.com/movies/who-is-aaron-lohr-idina-menzel-husband/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg1my0/til_that_idina_menzel_has_been_married_to_aaron/

TIL that in much of Europe and Asia, instead of text messaging, ...

2026-10-26T16:15:06Z

TIL that in much of Europe and Asia, instead of text messaging, people often message each other using an app called WhatsApp.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/why-dont-americans-use-whatsapp/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xg12u2/til_that_in_much_of_europe_and_asia_instead_of/

TIL that the first known recording of a human voice was made in ...

2026-10-26T15:30:06Z

TIL that the first known recording of a human voice was made in 1860 by Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, but his machine could only draw sound waves on paper, not play them back. Researchers didn't hear the recording until they digitally reconstructed it in 2008.

https://home.nps.gov/edis/learn/historyculture/origins-of-sound-recording-the-inventors.htm?utm_source=chatgpt.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfzrxm/til_that_the_first_known_recording_of_a_human/

Today I learned it's technically illegal to die in these ...

2026-10-26T15:15:07Z

Today I learned it's technically illegal to die in these places around the world, and the reasons are stranger than you'd think

https://www.unilad.com/news/world-news/illegal-to-die-greece-spain-france-756706-20261025
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfzk5p/today_i_learned_its_technically_illegal_to_die_in/

TIL of the actor Josh Evans, who passed away during surgery on ...

2026-10-26T15:00:06Z

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/

TIL there are three kinds of twilight- civil, nautical, and ...

2026-10-26T14:45:06Z

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/

TIL that some men experience circular bald spots in their beard ...

2026-10-26T14:30:07Z

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/

TIL Mexico City also includes Chihuahuas in character for a day ...

2026-10-26T14:15:06Z

TIL Mexico City also includes Chihuahuas in character for a day of the dead!

https://cdmxsecreta.com/en/chihuahua-gathering-in-mexico-city/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfx421/til_mexico_city_also_includes_chihuahuas_in/

TIL that Finnish actor Jasper Pääkkönen helped raise funds to ...

2026-10-26T14:00:07Z

TIL that Finnish actor Jasper Pääkkönen helped raise funds to partially remove a dam on Finland's Keravanjoki River, supporting conservation efforts to restore migratory fish passage and improve access to their traditional spawning habitats.

https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasper_P%C3%A4%C3%A4kk%C3%B6nen
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfx2tk/til_that_finnish_actor_jasper_pääkkönen_helped/

TIL that a Christian broadcaster called Family Radio spent $100 ...

2026-10-26T13:45:03Z

TIL that a Christian broadcaster called Family Radio spent $100 million promoting a host's prediction that the rapture would occur on May 21, 2011, and that the world would end on Oct. 21. Some listeners spent their own money to spread the word, with one retiree spending $140,000 on advertising.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_end_times_prediction
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfx0qh/til_that_a_christian_broadcaster_called_family/

TIL the influencer Trisha Paytas is married to (H3H3) Ethan ...

2026-10-26T13:30:06Z

TIL the influencer Trisha Paytas is married to (H3H3) Ethan Klein’s brother-in-law, Moses Hacmon.

https://people.com/who-is-moses-hacmon-trisha-paytas-husband-8415023
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfws2u/til_the_influencer_trisha_paytas_is_married_to/

TIL the actor whose character died during the live fire exercise ...

2026-10-26T13:15:06Z

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/

TIL about organ printing, or the use of 3D printers to generate ...

2026-10-26T13:00:07Z

TIL about organ printing, or the use of 3D printers to generate organs and tissues by using a scaffold in biocompatible plastic on which cells are grown

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organ_printing
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfv4rk/til_about_organ_printing_or_the_use_of_3d/

TIL British soldier Alfred Lionel Smith was mistakenly reported ...

2026-10-26T12:45:06Z

TIL British soldier Alfred Lionel Smith was mistakenly reported killed during World War I, survived as a prisoner of war, and discovered 26 years later that a bullet was still lodged in his lung

https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/curious-story-alfred-smith?utm_source
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfv2xi/til_british_soldier_alfred_lionel_smith_was/

TIL that Japanese brand Gekkeikan sake for sale in North America ...

2026-10-26T12:30:05Z

TIL that Japanese brand Gekkeikan sake for sale in North America is actually brewed in the United States (and not Japan) since 1989

https://us.gekkeikan.com/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfuwye/til_that_japanese_brand_gekkeikan_sake_for_sale/

TIL that the RAF put a 57 mm anti-tank gun in a Mosquito ...

2026-10-26T12:15:03Z

TIL that the RAF put a 57 mm anti-tank gun in a Mosquito fighter-bomber to sink U-boats. The pilot had to fly a long, steady dive straight at the target, and the machine guns were kept only to help aim the big gun, which held just 25 shells.

https://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_mosquito_XVIII.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfuuy8/til_that_the_raf_put_a_57_mm_antitank_gun_in_a/

TIL that Kirk Kerkorian bought the MGM movie studio in 1969, and ...

2026-10-26T11:30:06Z

TIL that Kirk Kerkorian bought the MGM movie studio in 1969, and sold it in 1986. Five months later he bought back MGM, and sold it again in 1990. Kerkorian bought MGM back in 1996, and sold it again in 2005.

https://variety.com/2015/film/news/kirk-kerkorian-dead-1201520673/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xftwv4/til_that_kirk_kerkorian_bought_the_mgm_movie/

TIL that when Chile and Argentina negotiated a boundary treaty in ...

2026-10-26T11:15:07Z

TIL that when Chile and Argentina negotiated a boundary treaty in 1881, the United States acted as mediator. The two Americans involved were the ambassador to Chile (Thomas A. Osborn) and ambassador to Argentina (Thomas O. Osborn).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary_Treaty_of_1881_between_Chile_and_Argentina
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xftp9l/til_that_when_chile_and_argentina_negotiated_a/

TIL Saturn's moon Enceladus sprays water ice and organic ...

2026-10-26T11:00:07Z

TIL Saturn's moon Enceladus sprays water ice and organic materials into space through cracks near its south pole

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/cassini/science/moons/?utm_source
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xftlic/til_saturns_moon_enceladus_sprays_water_ice_and/

TIL that there is a small religious movement on the island of ...

2026-10-26T10:00:06Z

TIL that there is a small religious movement on the island of Vanuatu that venerates Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, as a deity.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Philip_movement
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfsf2y/til_that_there_is_a_small_religious_movement_on/

TIL an 18th-century English landowner offered £50 a year for ...

2026-10-26T09:00:06Z

TIL an 18th-century English landowner offered £50 a year for life to any man willing to live underground for seven years without seeing another person

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/03/the-warlow-experiment-alix-nathan-review
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfrjcl/til_an_18thcentury_english_landowner_offered_50_a/

TIL Jakarta, Indonesia, is now the world's most populous ...

2026-10-26T06:30:05Z

TIL Jakarta, Indonesia, is now the world's most populous city, with a population of 42 million people. Dhaka, Bangladesh, with a current population of 36 million, is expected to surpass Jakarta by the mid century, while Tokyo is expect to drop to 2.7 million residents.

https://www.nbcnews.com/world/asia/jakarta-worlds-largest-city-tokyo-most-populated-dhaka-new-un-report-rcna245798
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfp751/til_jakarta_indonesia_is_now_the_worlds_most/

TIL David Vetter "Bubble Boy" spent his entire life in a ...

2026-10-26T05:45:06Z

TIL David Vetter "Bubble Boy" spent his entire life in a bubble, he suffered from severe combined immunodeficiency, and eventually died at the age of 12.

https://wamu.org/story/18/10/13/opinion-the-doctor-and-the-boy-in-the-bubble/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfofl5/til_david_vetter_bubble_boy_spent_his_entire_life/

TIL that, during the ill-fated Polaris Expedition, William F. C. ...

2026-10-26T05:00:06Z

TIL that, during the ill-fated Polaris Expedition, William F. C. Nindemann became seperated from the expedition when an ice floe he was on broke off and drifted away. When he was rescued, and returned to America, Nindemann volunteered on a voyage searching for the still missing expedition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_F._C._Nindemann
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfnm5c/til_that_during_the_illfated_polaris_expedition/

TIL about Porcelain sickness (aka Porzellankrankheit in German or ...

2026-10-26T04:30:07Z

TIL about Porcelain sickness (aka Porzellankrankheit in German or maladie de porcelaine in French )which was an obsessive 17th and 18th-century craze among European royalty and aristocrats to collect East Asian porcelain (white gold). It later trickled down to middle class as ‘Chinamania’.

https://asia-archive.si.edu/exhibition/porcelain-frenzy/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfn0jx/til_about_porcelain_sickness_aka/

TIL that in the first three decades of California being a state, ...

2026-10-26T04:15:09Z

TIL that in the first three decades of California being a state, Spanish was briefly an official language alongside English. When the 1879 Constitution of the state was ratified, that was no longer the case.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_language_in_California
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfmv8f/til_that_in_the_first_three_decades_of_california/

TIL the melody always associated with ancient Egypt was actually ...

2026-10-26T04:00:06Z

TIL the melody always associated with ancient Egypt was actually composed in 1893 by an American songwriter who became a US congressman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_riff
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfmnsq/til_the_melody_always_associated_with_ancient/

TIL that René Descartes and Vulcans (Star Trek) were wrong, ...

2026-10-26T03:45:06Z

TIL that René Descartes and Vulcans (Star Trek) were wrong, because emotions are not the enemy of logic; they're the lubricant of reason. Neurobiology shows that without feelings to weight our choices, our logical brains stall in endless analysis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes%27_Error
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfm9qm/til_that_rené_descartes_and_vulcans_star_trek/

TIL that Measles infection can cause “immune amnesia” by ...

2026-10-26T03:30:08Z

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/

TIL that Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, the Alphabet Song, Johnny ...

2026-10-26T03:15:06Z

TIL that Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, the Alphabet Song, Johnny Johnny, and Baa Baa Black Sheep were just the same song, and melodies were based on the classic children's song, “Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ah!_vous_dirai-je,_maman
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xflo89/til_that_twinkle_twinkle_little_star_the_alphabet/

TIL the FBI sent MLK Jr. a letter trying to blackmail him into ...

2026-10-26T03:00:07Z

TIL the FBI sent MLK Jr. a letter trying to blackmail him into suicide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI%E2%80%93King_letter
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xflebh/til_the_fbi_sent_mlk_jr_a_letter_trying_to/

TIL that Abd al-Rahman III, the 10th-century Muslim Caliph who ...

2026-10-26T02:30:37Z

TIL that Abd al-Rahman III, the 10th-century Muslim Caliph who ruled most of modern-day Spain and Portugal, had blue eyes and reddish-blond hair, which he reportedly dyed black to appear more Arab. Under his reign, Córdoba became Western Europe’s leading intellectual centre.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Rahman_III
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfkykj/til_that_abd_alrahman_iii_the_10thcentury_muslim/

TIL in 2012 a woman in Hainan Province, China, accidentally ...

2026-10-26T02:15:03Z

TIL in 2012 a woman in Hainan Province, China, accidentally killed a man during a parking dispute by squeezing his testicles

https://www.mid-day.com/news/offbeat-news/article/woman-kills-man-by-squeezing-his-testicles-over-parking-space-row-160887
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfklg3/til_in_2012_a_woman_in_hainan_province_china/

TIL that a Lake Megachad existed during the African Humid Period ...

2026-10-26T01:30:06Z

TIL that a Lake Megachad existed during the African Humid Period

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_humid_period#Lakes_and_rivers_of_the_Sahara
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfjqx0/til_that_a_lake_megachad_existed_during_the/

TIL the population of the NYC metropolitan area makes up 7.9% of ...

2026-10-26T01:00:03Z

TIL the population of the NYC metropolitan area makes up 7.9% of the total US population. The city alone is 2.5% of the country's population.

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/NY/BPS030223
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfj1y2/til_the_population_of_the_nyc_metropolitan_area/

TIL there is an actual "Granny Smith" behind the origin ...

2026-10-26T00:15:06Z

TIL there is an actual "Granny Smith" behind the origin of the Granny Smith apple in Australia in 1868. And the creation of the new hybrid was an accident from discarded apple scraps.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granny_Smith
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfhz0t/til_there_is_an_actual_granny_smith_behind_the/

today i learned that there can be ads in fortune cookies ...

2026-10-26T00:00:04Z

today i learned that there can be ads in fortune cookies

https://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2021/11/26/arizona-university-fortune-cookie-ads.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1xfhjwu/today_i_learned_that_there_can_be_ads_in_fortune/