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40 Fascinating Facts That People Learned Today And Couldn’t Wait To Share (New Facts)
How much do you know about the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar? Let's play two truths and one lie: which of the following facts do you think are true and which one is made up? First, Caesar was born by a cesarean section. Second, he was kidnapped by pirates when he was in his 20s. And, lastly, he only had one biological son.
If you're not sure which one of these is a lie, the TIL community on Reddit might be of help. Recently, one of these three facts was featured in a post on the subreddit. And today, we're presenting you with a compilation of the tidbits of knowledge from the group that were the most interesting to folks this August. Curious to find out more about Caesar? Scroll down and find the answer!
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#1
TIL Star Trek Creator Gene Roddenberry was asked to write a series called Riverboat, set in 1860s Mississippi. When he discovered that the producers wanted no black people on the show, he argued so much with them that he lost the job.
BanjoTCat:
Quite the science fiction premise: it’s 1860s Mississippi but no black people.
AlienInOrigin:
He was a bit of a stubborn [jerk] at times, but he detested racism. Insisting on a black woman in a senior position on Star Trek TOS was game changing and changed TV.
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#2
TIL that English speakers will feel uncomfortable if a pause in conversation lasts for more than 4 seconds. Japanese speakers are comfortable with a pause of up to 8 seconds.
AntakeeMunOlla:
They tried to calculate the time for Finnish people. They're still waiting.
#3
TIL about Dale Schroeder, a man from Iowa who used his life savings to help send 33 kids to college. He never married, had no kids, grew up poor and worked at the same company for 67 years.
#4
TIL Anthony Borges, the Parkland shooting hero who shielded his classmates with his body, legally owns the rights to the shooter's name preventing the shooter from granting interviews or make any agreements with film producers or authors without Borges' permission.
Bob Brooce 3 months ago
Owning the rights to the name only prevents others from using the name specifically for producing income. State law already prohibits anybody from profiting from their own crimes, so the shooter wouldn't be able to use his name for such purposes anyway. Others can legally use the name for all sorts of things. The shooter can't grant interviews or collaborate on films or other projects, even for free, without permission because that was a *separate* part of the settlement for the lawsuit Borges filed.
#5
TIL that Abu Zayd al-Balkhi (850–934 CE), a Persian scholar, rejected the idea that mental illness was caused by demons or supernatural forces. He recognized conditions like depression and anxiety and argued they had natural psychological and physical causes, centuries ahead of modern psychiatry.
Multa Nocte 3 months ago
There are some modern day Christian Evangelicals that need to hear this.
#6
TIL that the world's oldest and most prestigious nanny school, Norland College in England, trains nannies in self defense and evasive driving as well as more traditional childcare skills. Jokingly described as "Mary Poppins meets James Bond", some graduates go on to earn six figures.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
That sounds like a good premise for a movie. "My name is Bond... Mary Bond".
#7
TIL Freddie Mercury was born with four extra teeth, causing a prominent overbite. Despite being self-conscious about them, he never got them fixed, believing the extra space in his mouth contributed to his vocal ability. He feared altering his teeth might change his voice.
#8
TIL that in 2023, a kidnapper tried to abduct an 8 year old girl, but her 13 year old brother saved her by shooting the kidnapper with his slingshot until he ran off. A 17 year old was later arrested with wounds to his head and chest.
Niobium_Sage:
Dude, slingshots are legit. One with good bullets (marbles or such) can be a more effective deterrent than a BB gun if we’re talking children’s weapons. I’d much rather be shot with a BB gun than a slingshot at least.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
Mine has six bands, a wooden wrist brace and a wrist guard. I'm 45yo and a slingshot is my only protection against home invasion.
#9
TIL In 1338, Scottish countess Agnes of Dunbar led the successful defense of Dunbar Castle during a 5-month siege by a much larger English army. At one point, they threatened to k**l her captured brother if she didn't surrender. She replied that his death would only benefit her as she was his heir.
#10
TIL the TV show Scrubs was filmed in the North Hollywood Medical Center, using the entire decommissioned hospital. All of the writers also worked inside it, and it had an editing suite and a sound-studio for post-production. And instead of trailers for the cast, they were given old hospital rooms.
LookAtThatBacon (OP):
And according to the wiki page for the hospital building itself, sometimes people would mistake it for an active hospital.
#11
TIL that in 1996, Mcdonald's tried to sue the owner of a family owned restaurant located in Fairbury, Illinois that had opened in 1956 called "McDonald's Family Restaurant" and lost, ironically the owner of "McDonald's Family Restaurant" is named Ronald McDonald.
ottenball:
McDonald’s Family Restaurant was given rights to the name in Fairbury and they were allowed to approve or deny any McDonald’s franchise locations in the town.
#12
TIL that in Japan, it is common practice among married couples for the woman to fully control the couple's finances. The husbands' hand over their monthly pay and receive an allowance from their wives.
Cyneganders:
Used to be like this in Norway too. My grandparents (both sides, actually) had plaques in the kitchen with 'the chores of the man/woman', and one of those of the man was to hand over the money.
#13
TIL the Netherlands Forensic Institute can detect deepfake videos by analyzing subtle changes in the facial color caused by a person’s heartbeat, which is something AI can’t convincingly fake (yet).
Pr1mrose:
I don’t think the concern should be that deep analysis won’t be able to recognize AI. It’s more that it’ll be indistinguishable to the casual viewer. By the time a dangerous deepfake has propagated around millions on social media, many of them will never see the “fact check”, or believe it even when they do.
Son of Philosoraptor 3 months ago
We have the meeting of the most realistic fakes in history with the most credulous audience in history.
#14
TIL in 1816, the United States built a fort to protect itself from invasion by Canada. There was only one small problem: due to a surveying error, it was built in Canada. It was later known as "Fort Blunder"
#15
TIL that 75% of all aluminium ever produced is still in use today.
Jhawk163:
That's because when it comes to aluminium, it's WAY easier to recycle it than it is to mine it and refine it from new. It's so much more difficult that in history it was actually considered more valuable than gold.
Jrog 3 months ago
That's because before the invention of the first efficient smelting process (the Hall-Héroult, invented by what is now ALCOA in the 1880s and still in use today) the production of aluminum required expensive and complicated vacuum furnaces and expensive chemicals. It's still a fairly energy intensive process, 20 times more expensive than recycling.
#16
TIL of "The Final Experiment" - a 2024 Antarctica expedition where flat Earth YouTubers saw the 24 hour sun, which could not be explained by non-spherical models. This prompted at least one YouTuber to publicly admit they were wrong, and leave the flat Earth community.
553l8008:
The plane ride at 30,000ft and curvature of the earth wasn't enough.
SubMeHarderThx:
Massive props to Jeranism for seeing the truth and swapping sides, it completely unrooted his entire world view.
I will make note that all the other major mainstream flat earthers, Nathan Oakley, Flatzoid's Perspective, Eric Dubay, David Weiss flat out refused the free trip to Antarctica that Will Duffy was offering. Anyone who sees this and think that those people actually care about the truth, I implore you to rethink that.
We all know David Weiss is a massive grifter who doesn't believe, but the others are cowards who refused the perfect opportunity to challenge their beliefs and find out the actual truth. This tells you that they don't care about the truth. They don't want to be wrong and they don't even fully believe what lies they spew because if they believed it, it would have been the perfect opportunity to prove that they were right to the rest of the word.
Bob Brooce 3 months ago
They were all stupid people. Notice that after watching the sun stay above the horizon for 24 hours, and (apparently) making a complete circle around the viewing location most still didn't figure it out.
Auntriarch 3 months ago
So I can show pictures of earth from space etc, but a flattie can't show me a picture of the edge, or am I insufficiently informed about their beliefs? Oh and don't try to fob me off with Paul Kidby artwork.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
I remember seeing the first flat earther ever. It was on TV and on cable news. They were interviewing a man who thought the Earth was flat. That was around 2004. It took another decade for all the other weirdos to crawl out of the woodwork.
Apatheist Account2 3 months ago
Flat earthers were around long before 2004!
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Börje Strömming 3 months ago
From other equally dumb people on social media.
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Chris the Bobcat 3 months ago
Hell, I would claim to be a flat earther if it got me a trip to Antarctica.
Rick Murray 3 months ago
Flat Earth is basically a religion by this point. Plenty of evidence against, nothing but blind faith in support, and adherents will go to lengths to not be proven wrong.
HF 3 months ago
I have always suspected that flat earthers just did it because they wanted someone to sponsor them trips like this or a trip to space. "Oh, it IS actually a sphere, like everyone has said like forever"
Alexander Luna 3 months ago
Even if they saw it themselves, like Witsit who went to the south, they say it makes no difference/they were drugged/it was CGI etc etc. Anything to deny the globe.
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Remi (He/Him) 3 months ago
Wouldn't it have been easier to visit any location above the arctic circle?
Alexander Luna 3 months ago
No because on the flat earth "model" there is a 24 hour sun in the Arctic but there is only an ice wall in the south surrounding the planet and it is impossible they say to have a 24 hour sun in the south - also there is no south pole and the military will forceably stop anyone going to the Antarctic. Their beliefs defy all known science and logic.
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Cydney Golden 3 months ago
Willful ignorance is what's driving the MAGA supporters in the USA.
Nikki Sevven 3 months ago
The Earth can't possibly be flat. If it were, capitalism ensures that Disney and Six Flags would have theme parks there. "Slingshot over the edge of the world! Have Flat Earth pancakes for breakfast! Watch the endless waterfall into space!"
Fungus John 3 months ago
watch Professor Dave on youtube. He debunks all their ridiculous claims and he absolutely demolishes these clowns in debates with such impressive vitriol.
Hippopotamuses 3 months ago
Ah ha. It could be explained by the lights being left on all day at Antarctica. So there, smarty pants!
Jemima Bauer 3 months ago
My favorite conspiracy theory is that nobody genuinely truly believes the earth is flat. They’re just very committed trolls out to get a rise out of whoever will argue with them.
CP 3 months ago
It sucks that we have to waste valuable resources because certain humans are stubborn about mythical beliefs. Besides the research Trump is ruining over his mythical beliefs, there were a few other areas of science (ex stem cell research), that were banned from exploration dues to belief in myths (Christians), and all it does is hold us back as a society.
Christos Arvanitis 3 months ago
My takeaway is that if I claim to e a FlatEarther, I might just get a free trip to Antarctica...
#17
TIL a donkey named Diesel got spooked on a hike and ran off. Five years later Diesel the donkey was spotted among a herd of elk, having assumed an alpha role.
"On April 20, 2019, Diesel accompanied Dave Drewry and a black llama on a weekend trail packing excursion in the Cache Creek Wilderness near the Judge Davis Trail by Wilson Flat. During their hike, something spooked Diesel and he bolted, dragging Drewry through the brush. Diesel's blue saddlebags were still attached when he ran off. Terrie speculated that a mountain lion spooked him.
... a local warden suspected that the donkey was responsible for k**ling a mountain lion that showed evidence of being k**led by a hoofed animal."
#18
TIL that when scientists put a hamster wheel out in the woods, different types of animals seemed to enjoy running on it, including mice, rats, snails, and frogs.
Splunge-:
I'd like to see the snail doing it.
ETA: OK, well, here's a slug tearing it up.
#19
TIL that in 1984, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith heard a song on the radio. Tyler liked it and told Perry that they should do a cover version. Perry turned to Tyler and said "That's us, f*ckhead." Tyler's didn't remember writing or performing their '75 song "You See Me Crying"
#20
TIL Nike made an ad where a Samburu tribesman said Nike's slogan "Just Do it" in his native language. An anthropologist called Nike out. The phrase actually meant, "I don’t want these. Give me big shoes.” Nike admitted their mistake and stated “we thought nobody in America would know what he said."
#21
TIL about Jesse Heiman, a prolific background extra in tv and film. He has 108 credits including Spider-Man, The Social Network, Transformers, Monk, How I Met Your Mother and many more. It’s believed he is the most recognizable extra in film history.
#22
TIL the Falkland Islands used to have a native wolf called the warrah that was so friendly and unafraid of humans it would literally swim out to greet boats. Settlers wiped it out in the 1800s because it was too friendly to run away. It was the first canid to go extinct in recorded history.
rampantradius:
In The Voyage of the Beagle (1839), Charles Darwin documented the warrah’s remarkable tameness, noting how these wolves showed little fear of humans, often approaching closely and even swimming out to boats. He described their curiosity as a key trait, which made them vulnerable to hunting.
They wiped them out just because they assumed it was a threat to livestock like sheep, when in reality it mostly fed on small animals and scavenged from the sea. The sheep was a new animal in it's ecosystem, so the warrah were probably just curious as Darwin comments on their curious nature. But European settlers had zero tolerance for any predators, even the potential ones.
Also for their fur and they were also k****d for museum specimens, cus they were the only native land mammal on the island.
#23
TIL in 1981 Tom Petty voiced his objections when he found out that MCA was going to list his album 'Hard Promises' at $9.98 instead of the usual list price of $8.98. After Petty threatened to name the album 'Eight Ninety Eight' or to even withhold it entirely, MCA decided against raising the price.
bayesian13:
A dollar in 1981 would be worth $3.54 dollars today. So the usual list price of $8.98 in 1981 would be worth $31.79 today. and the $9.98 price would be $35.33 today.
#24
TIL that Stephen Stucker, best known for his role as the mad traffic controller in the 1980 movie Airplane, died only six years later to AIDs. He publicly revealed his condition in 1985, making him one of the first popular entertainers to be lost to recently discovered disease. He was 38.
#25
TIL the 'Naked Gun' theme played at Leslie Nielsen's funeral and he chose "Let 'er rip" as his epitaph as a final reference to his favorite practical joke, a fart machine
#26
TIL: Someone at the National Health Service in England sent a test email to 840000 colleagues and another replied all, resulting in one of the largest reply all storms. 168 million emails were sent between people and caused the health system to be down for half a day.
Tucker Cahooter 3 months ago
Kudos to whatever email system they were using. MS Outlook would choke on that many names
#27
TIL that in 2018, the Japanese minister Yoshitaka Sakurada admitted that he had never used a computer in his life... even though he was in charge of the country's cybersecurity at the time.
Remi (He/Him) 3 months ago
The latest idiot was the Japanese agriculture minister who insisted that rice isn't too expensive during the shortage earlier this year, so he wouldn't open the reserves for use. He also blurted out that he's never bought rice, because he gets enough as gifts. 🤦🏽
#28
TIL the "Mona Lisa" wasn't widely considered a masterpiece until after it was stolen by three handymen; the theft wasn't even noticed for over 24 hours
Tim Fawcett 3 months ago
But does it have "This is a fake" written under the paint in black marker pen....IYKYK
#29
TIL the Kong family, descendants of the Chinese philosopher Confucius, have the longest traceable family tree in the world spanning more than 80 generations with over 2 million members
#30
TIL Douglas Adams conceived the hitchhikes guide while “lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck… Inebriated beneath the swirling stars, clutching a copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to Europe, Adams decided that someone should devise a similar guidebook to the whole of the Milky Way.”
Apprehensive-Fun4181:
He amended this later in life, saying he thinks he embellished for the sake of interviews and such, though really like what /iamverydeep wrote below. People wanted a cool story and he was famous enough to be put into that position.
Humans like a good story. We embellish them for our audience. Psychology now knows that when we "remember", we actually reassemble, changing things, often "putting the Present in the Past".
We are predictable, but not consistent.
#31
TIL that after starring as an unemployed man in the 1948 neorealist film Bicycle Thieves, factory worker Lamberto Maggiorani was fired from his real job - his employer assumed the film made him rich, but he was only paid $1,000 and struggled to find work again, mirroring his on-screen character.
#32
TIL when staying as a guest in Charles Dickens' house, Hans Christian Andersen requested that one of Dickens' sons give him a daily shave (he said that was customary when hosting male guests in Denmark). Dickens was weirded out and instead gave him a daily appointment at a nearby barbershop.
JosephFinn:
Andersen as a house guest of the Dickens is a whole bundle of weird. Stayed way too long and became very uncomfortable for them.
#33
TIL two rival scientists in the 1800s waged a petty, sabotage-filled war over who could discover more dinosaurs. They blew up dig sites, bribed workers, and ruined each other’s careers—yet still named over 130 species. It’s called the Bone Wars.
#34
TIL Evel Knievel was fired from his mining job after high school for attempting a motorcycle-type wheelie in a large earthmover but accidentally hit the main power line, knocking out power for Butte, Montana
#35
TIL the first yelling at Rocky Horror Picture Show screening happened after 5 months in midnight screening. Upon seeing a character place a newspaper over her head to protect herself from rain, someone yelled, "Buy an umbrella you cheap b***h!"
#36
TIL the 1922 Nosferatu movie was ordered by court to have all copies of it destroyed, Bram Stoker's widow considered it too alike to Dracula and sued over the adaptation's copyright violation. Some copies survived and Nosferatu went on to become one of the most influential horror films of all time.
#37
TIL That a Contronym is a word that can have two opposite valid meanings, for example Cleave, to split something and also hold on to something, or another example is Bolt, to affix something and also to get away. There are many others.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 months ago (edited)
In german we have "Umfahren" - Depending on the emphasised syllable it can either mean to drive around something or to drive over something
#38
TIL the restaurant betrayal scene in the Matrix used a spit bucket for actor Joe Pantoliano, who said rare beef makes him gag. In wide shots they used shiitake mushrooms rigged to look like steak for the actor to eat.
#39
TIL: Rather than fiddling while Rome Burned, Nero rushed to the city from his villa to organize the relief effort.
Kukukichu:
My mind was blown when I realised why the CD burning software I used to use was called Nero Burning Rom.
#40
TIL in 2013, reporters dropped 192 wallets across 16 major cities to test honesty. Helsinki, Finland topped the list with 11/12 wallets returned, while Lisbon, Portugal ranked lowest: only 1 out of 12 wallets was returned
#41
TIL that Steven Spielberg originally requested to use M&Ms for E.T., but Mars responded, saying they needed to see the script before agreeing. Not wanting to share anything about the movie, Spielberg switched to Reese’s Pieces.
#42
TIL about Sadako Sasaki (1943–1955). She was two years old when Hiroshima was bombed and was severely irradiated. She survived for another ten years before dying from leukemia caused by radiation exposure. She is remembered for folding over a thousand origami cranes before her death.
GhostlySnail (she/her) 3 months ago
I read the book “Sadako and The Thousand Paper Cranes” when I was a kid and it made me so sad. It’s a great book though.
#43
TIL that in 2019, guards at an Oklahoma jail faced a lawsuit after forcing prisoners to listen to ‘Baby Shark’ on repeat for hours.
#44
TIL in 1910 Vienna was the third largest city in Europe after London and Paris. By 2025 it still hasn't reached the same population it had in 1910.
#45
TIL that in 1967, the Prime Minister of Albania declared the country the world’s first atheist state, banning all religion.
richardelmore:
It was enforced until Enver Hoxha died in 1985 and was officially repealed in 1990.
#46
TIL Octavian, the adopted son of Julius Caesar that would later become emperor Augustus, ordered the k**ling of the only known biological son of Caesar (with Cleopatra) named Caesarion (the last Egyptian pharaoh), following the advice of his companion who said "Too many Caesars is not good".
#47
TIL The Beatles, as we know them today, were only together for 8 years (1962 to 1970). In this time they released a staggering 13 studio albums, totaling 213 songs, with over 100 more being released since their break up
#48
TIL dental flossing was significantly associated with a lower risk of ischemic stroke in a 2025 study.
#49
TIL a man was confined to an abandoned container ship with no power for 4 years, after it was detained in Egypt and its owners went bankrupt
Jrog 3 months ago
There are a few similar cases, mostly related to the "Yellow Fleet" blocked in the Suez Canal during the Six Day War and the prolonged Israeli occupation of the eastern bank of the Canal. Some of them remained on their ships for three years before a crew rotation was implemented. I think OP is referring to the MV Aman, a ship that was impounded by Egypt because of expired safety equipment and for being unable to cover her bunkering expenses. The owners abandoned the ship, so court named the last officer onboard "guardian" of the vessel, preventing him from leaving the stranded ship. He lost power after a few weeks, had no refrigerators, no sanitation and resorted to swim ashore to get food every few days. The ship ultimately run aground, he tried to escape the vessel but was caught and brought back, despite suffering for scurvy. He was replaced only after maritime organizations called for humanitarian help.
#50
TIL in 1960 when the book Lady Chatterley's Lover was on trial for obscenity, the prosecutor Mervyn Griffith-Jones asked the jury “Is it a book that you would even wish your wife or servants to read?” In response, members of the jury broke out in laughter.
arthbach 3 months ago
The question had been used in previous trials regarding obscenity. It was often seen as the *test*. Griffith-Jones used the oft used argument, but had totally failed to take into consideration the changes in society. He also asked "would you approve of your young sons, young daughters – because girls can read as well as boys – reading this book?"
#51
TIL that James Bond actor George Lazenby quit after one film because his agent, Ronan O’ Rahilly, told him the character wouldn’t last through the 70s.
WakandaPanda 3 months ago
More likely because he was a sh*t actor ! (I use the word 'actor' very broadly here !)
#52
TIL that Hans Christian Andersen frequently accompanied his younger Danish friends to Paris brothels, where, while his companions "amused themselves", he talked to the sex workers
#53
TIL that Ant Wars are raging around the world between supercolonies of Argentine Ants. Near San Diego, they fight on piles of their dead brethren.
#54
TIL: Leonidas of Rhodes, ancient Greek runner whose record of most individual Olympic victories was unbroken until 2016 by Michael Phelps
#55
TIL While the Wright Brothers flew in 1903, Gustave Whitehead claims to have flown in 1901. The Smithsonian signed an agreement with the Wright estate that if they acknowledge any flight before the Wright brothers, the Smithsonian loses the Wright Flyer.
#56
TIL that in 1950 the actor Peter Butterworth, after being a POW during WWII, was rejected from playing a part in the film "The Wooden Horse" about the real escape he helped take place because: "he didn't look convincingly heroic or athletic enough".
Kim Kermes 3 months ago
Thereby missing the point that most heroes are everyday people rising to the need at hand. I understand the buff athletes are the first to fail training for Special Forces, SEALS, etc., as it's inner strength and resilience which is needed.
#57
TIL producer Brian Grazer had doubts about making 8 Mile with Eminem when Em was reportedly having an issue with Elton John. However, Tom Hanks convinced him to not drop the movie by responding, "Are you crazy? That’s another character...That’s Slim Shady. He doesn’t even take it seriously".
#58
TIL in the 1980s, doughnut shops in Southern California started using pink-colored boxes because they were cheaper than plain white boxes due to there being a large amount leftover of pink-dyed cardboard stock just sitting around, taking up warehouse space at restaurant supply company Westco.
FreeTheUnicorn 3 months ago
This can't be uncommon. Don't most places use the cheapest packaging, if it's pink, orange or striped?
#59
TIL before WWII 20% of the entire Jewish global population lived in Poland.
Ian Webling 3 months ago
What many people don't realise, probably because of their contributions to Western society (cf. Nobel Prizes), that the total number of Jews in the world is about 16 million - or 0.2 of the global population.
#60
TIL In 1964, Australia proposed annexing the country of Nauru, relocating the population to Curtis Island (a much larger island), and giving all the people Australian citizenship. Nauru refused.
#61
TIL after Leo Gao saw that his bank accidentally deposited $10m into his account, he fled New Zealand with his gf & stayed on the run for 2 yrs before being caught. He was paroled after 16 months despite the court assuming that Gao controlled & would have access to the $3.7m that was never recovered
#62
TIL about the Agricultural Bank of China robbery, where two bank managers stole US$4.3M to buy lottery tickets, hoping to win enough to repay the theft and keep the rest. They won only US$12.7K, fled, were caught, and eventually executed.
#63
TIL scurvy was so common during the Age of Sail that shipowners and governments assumed a 50% death rate from the disease for their sailors on any major voyage.
TotallyNOTAFox 3 months ago
And that's why James Cook took sauerkraut onboard his ships when he went on expeditions to prevent scurvy
#64
TIL that TV dinners were invented as a way to use up 260 tons of leftover, frozen turkey that Swanson didn't know what to do with after Thanksgiving.
#65
TIL after meeting William Woods in 1988, Matthew David Keirans went on to assume Woods's identity for over 30 yrs. Woods tried to reclaim his identity during this time, but was stopped by Keirans which led to him spending 428 days in jail & 147 days in a psychiatric hospital before being exonerated.
#66
TIL in 2010 a teenager, who began by bartering an old cell phone on Craigslist with the goal of scoring a dirt bike, ended up continuing to trade up in a series of 14 swaps over 2 years. It eventually ended with him trading a 1975 Ford Bronco (considered a collectible) for a 2000 Porsche Boxster S.
#67
TIL, The most abundant animal species on Earth is the nematode, also known as the roundworm. There are approximately 57 billion nematodes for every human on Earth. They make up about 4/5 of all animal life.
Jay Scales 3 months ago
The life going on under our feet, without us even knowing about it, is astounding!
#68
TIL that the Arabian desert was also once a lush, green savannah that supported large lakes and abundant wildlife. While it's well known that the Sahara desert would go through wet and dry periods, there's now strong evidence that this was also happening on the Arabian Peninsula.
Moana Manana 3 months ago
Unrelated, but I recently heard a joke and this reminded me of it: A man was walking through the dessert, exhausted and thirty. Finally he meets a bedouin and asks: please, can you tell me where I can find water? The bedouin answers: oh that's easy, no worries. You just walk further down, just straight and on Thursday you turn right. 🤣😂😂
#69
TIL that Brazil in the 30s burned the equivalent of 3 times the annual worldwide consumption of coffee. They chose to burn it instead of selling it cheaply, and managed to cause the price of coffee to rise after the Great Depression. It remains one of the largest supply destructions in history.
#70
TIL in 2010 Eminem reported a high score in Donkey Kong of 465,800 with photo proof, which would have put him within the Top 30 worldwide at the time. As of March 2023, his high score ranked 191st in the world.
#71
TIL Venezuela has by far the biggest proven oil reserves in the world, but produces ~10x less oil per day than the country in second place by proven oil reserves (Saudi Arabia)
#72
TIL: That Quentin Tarantino kept the only copy of the third act of the script to 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' in a safe to prevent it from being prematurely released. Brad Pitt later revealed that the only other copy of the script was burned by Tarantino.
Spidercat 3 months ago
Tarantino also once allegedly got in a fist fight with Oliver Stone over Natural Born Kïllers because he wasn't allowed to direct it, despite writing it. It spawned his insistence on writing and directing all his own work and led to his long running relationship with Miramax, who essentially let Tarantino do as he wishes.
#74
Til that the first president of Turkmenistan banned beards and dogs from the capital, and ordered the closure of all hospitals and libraries outside the capital, stating that the sick should go to the capital for treatment, and that Turkmens did not read anyway
Grace Sssssss 3 months ago
Ah, Turkmenbashi. Truly one of the most insanely flashy dictators in the world.
#75
TIL a Georgia lottery winner used his winnings to attempt to build a m**h empire. Less than 18 months later, he was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
#76
TIL Anendophasia refers to the absence of an internal monologu or inner voice. While not a clinical diagnosis, it's a concept that describes a specific way of thinking where some individuals don't experience the constant stream of self-talk that many people take for granted.
#77
TIL the iPad was in development long before the iPhone, despite officially releasing 3 years after the iPhone.
#78
TIL banks keep stacks of bills with dye packs next to a magnetic plate at a bank teller's workstation. It remains in standby mode until it's removed from the plate, causing it to become armed. A radio transmitter located at the door triggers an explosion that can reach temperatures of about 400 °F.
#79
TIL JFK was almost assassinated just after his election win due to his catholic faith. JFK was only saved because the attacker didnt want to harm Jackie or kids and couldnt find the president alone .
#80
TIL: AI fever turns Anguilla’s “.ai” domain into a digital gold mine. In 2024, 23% of Anguilla's entire yearly revenue consisted of selling its national domain name ".ai".
#81
TIL that it wasn’t until 30 July 1956 that “In God We Trust” became the official U.S. motto. President Dwight Eisenhower signed a law passed by the 84th Congress, replacing “E Pluribus Unum” (Latin: “Out of many, one”), which has appeared on the Great Seal of the United States since 1782.
#82
TIL that Fusako Sano is a Japanese woman who was kidnapped at age 9 and held captive for nine years and two months. Rescued at 19, she was frail and mentally affected by isolation, suffering from PTSD and physical weakness. In 2007, her father drowned in a pond while they were spending time together
#83
TIL that only about 17% of Japanese citizens have passports
Anthony Elmore 3 months ago
Well, duh, they live on an island. We have planes, sure, but planning a trip requiring plane travel isn't the smallest of endeavors. I probably wouldn't have one either if it weren't a useful secondary form of identification.
#84
TIL that the creator of VeggieTales mother forbade two things on the show 1. They could not display Jesus as a Vegetable 2. The Veggies can have no redemptive relationship with God
#85
TIL that the Mongol empire, being the largest land empire to exist, only lasted around 150 years.
#86
TIL after boxes of booster packs containing unreleased Magic: The Gathering cards were opened online, the publisher Wizards of the Coast sent Pinkerton agents to the home of the presenter to retrieve them. They confiscated 22 boxes after a confrontation that reportedly made the presenter's wife cry.
#87
TIL that U.S. flamethrower units had up to a 92% casualty rate on Iwo Jima, leaving few troops trained to use the weapon
TotallyNOTAFox 3 months ago (edited)
No wonder, flamethrowers were priority targets. The Red Army tried to disguise their flamethrowers as rifles to prevent drawing attention to them
#88
TIL about Williams Syndrome, a genetic condition that makes people more friendly and sociable aswell as soemewhat intellectually disabled and results in "elefin" facial features and a host of physical problems.
Lady Eowyn 3 months ago
Williams syndrome (WS), also Williams–Beuren syndrome (WBS), is a genetic disorder that affects many parts of the body.[2] Facial features frequently include a broad forehead, underdeveloped chin, short nose, and full cheeks.[2] Mild to moderate intellectual disability is observed, particularly challenges with visual spatial tasks such as drawing. Verbal skills are relatively unaffected.[2] Many people have an outgoing personality, a happy disposition, an openness to engaging with other people, increased empathy and decreased aggression.[2][4] Medical issues with teeth, heart problems (especially supravalvular aortic stenosis), and periods of high blood calcium are common.[1][2]
#89
TIL the book Progress and Poverty by the economist Henry George, now largely forgotten, was once more widely read than any book except the Bible and was praised by Churchill, Einstein, Tolstoy and others
#90
TIL because of increasing standards of hygiene the number and size of holes in Swiss cheese declined in the 2000s. In 2025 the Swiss Federal Administrative Court approved the addition of hay flower powder to the milk during cheesemaking just for the creation of cheese holes.
Ace 3 months ago (edited)
It's misleading to talk about "Swiss Cheese" in this way. That term is only (mostly) used in the US for a generic type of cheese with holes in it, nearly all of which is produced there. . . . . In Switzerland the cheese referred to here is called Emmental, after the region where it is exclusively made, and this is the cheese to which the legislation applies, following on from US regulation changes some years before for its own domestic production. . . . . Most actual Swiss cheese, as in cheese made in Switzerland, does not have holes in it.
#91
TIL y2k cost 300 billion dollars to fix.
#92
TIL in 2021 a bank accidentally deposited $50 billion into a Louisiana family’s account
#93
TIL the original Fallout 1 & 2 source code was believed to have been destroyed (preventing official re-releases), but a developer secretly defied orders and preserved it. The code still exists today but can't be released without Bethesda's approval.
#94
TIL: Radio station KUOW accidentally used an extensionless image for its logo on its stream. This caused Mazda infotainment systems to be permanently stuck on KUOW if it tuned in, because it didn't know what to do with an extensionless image, requiring a total replacement costing $1500
#95
TIL about the artist Lee Lozano, who as a work of art titled: "Decide to Boycott Women", refused to speak or interact with other woman. It lasted the last 27 years of her life. She cut off all ties with female friends, family, fellow artists, and long-time supporters of her art.
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