Article created by: Ilona Baliūnaitė

"True education is a kind of never-ending story – a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness," said J.R.R. Tolkien. And it's true: there's no age cutoff for continually learning new things about the world. We can discover something new and interesting every single day.

This process has never been easier thanks to the Internet. We can learn new fun facts or interesting things from any field: history, languages, math – you name it. The Today I Learned subreddit is a wonderful place to share such not-so-common tidbits of knowledge with others. So check out our new selection of fascinating facts, pandas, and upvote those you find the most interesting.

Bored Panda reached out to two podcasts that are about interesting facts. The first creator is Steve Silverman, author of the Useless Information podcast. Steve shares interesting, lesser-known stories from history. The second trio that was kind enough to share their expertise was the creators of the I Should Have Known podcast – Tanner, Andi and Sups. You can find short interviews with them below!

More info: Useless Information Facebook | Useless Information X | I Should Have Known Instagram | I Should Have Known Youtube | I Should Have Known Patreon

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Hand adding sauce with a spoon to a plated dish featuring pasta, egg, and a garnish in a dimly lit setting. TIL Michelin started reviewing restaurants so people would travel farther and wear out their tires, increasing their sales.

julyninetyone , Yente Van Eynde Report

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    Group of school children sitting and eating snacks together in classroom enjoying today I learned facts. TIL: In 1956, France banned the serving of alcohol to children under the age of 14 in the school canteens. Prior to that, school children had the right to drink half a litre of wine, cider or beer with their meals. In 1981 France implemented a total alcohol ban in the country’s schools.

    diacewrb , Yan Krukau Report

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    TIL that an unplugged microwave carries enough residual current to kill you, even if it's been unplugged for months. So never try to repair a broken microwave unless you know how to discharge the capacitor

    mario_van_pooples Report

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    4 months ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly right! A teacher at my university forgot to do that once and he died from that shock; he was an experienced engineer himself, but we always need to be completely focused into what we’re doing even if we’ve done it a hundred times

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    Car interior showing steering wheel and dashboard controls highlighting intriguing today I learned facts about vehicles. TIL that Skoda test their car horns 150,000 times for the European car market. For the Indian market the horns are tested 500,000 times due to the increased use of car horns in India. One study carried out at major intersections in Indian cities found that a horn sounds every three seconds.

    u/EssexGuyUpNorth , Carcomparing.eu Report

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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’ve seen some videos about Indian street food and it sounds way shorter than every 3 seconds, more like every 500 milliseconds apart lol 😂

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    White ceramic mug filled with black coffee on a wooden table, perfect for intriguing today I learned facts content. TIL one of the co-creators of Keurig machines was diagnosed with caffeine poisoning due to his daily 30 to 40 cup coffee habit.

    radarthreat , Joseph Francis Report

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    4 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine how many trash bags full of pods he produced lol

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    Person wearing mask and face shield serving food packages outdoors, illustrating intriguing today I learned facts. TIL that instead of using his Make-A-Wish for something for himself, 13-Year-old Abraham Olagbegi used his wish to feed the homeless in his neighborhood for a year.

    RealTheAsh , Goodable Report

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    Female athlete in sports gear with sunglasses and headband, representing intriguing facts you probably didn’t learn in school. TIL: A woman born with birth defects caused by Chernobyl including 6 toes, webbed fingers, no thumbs, leg 15cm shorter than the other, and missing some organs, won a gold medal in the paralympics for cross-country skiiing.

    CapitalManufacturer7 , Yakudza Report

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    Handwritten notes on symbolism and classics, illustrating intriguing today I learned facts about literary analysis. TIL in 1963, a 16-year-old sent a 4-question survey to 150 well-known authors (75 of which replied) in order to prove to his English tutor that writers don't intentionally add symbolic content to their books.

    Calendar8 , theparisreview Report

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    Woman singing into a microphone wearing a patterned headwrap and white outfit, related to today I learned facts content. TIL Aretha Franklin required that she be paid in cash before any performance. The cash went into her handbag and the handbag either stayed with her security team or would rest on the piano during her onstage performance.

    trifletruffles , 49metal Report

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    Hiker with backpack exploring snowy mountains in winter landscape for intriguing today I learned facts. TIL A hiker was lost on a mountain for 24 hours and ignored calls, texts, and voicemail messages from rescuer teams because he didn’t recognize the phone number.

    Algrinder , Oziel Gómez Report

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    Actor in a classic Ghostbusters costume smiling while holding ghost-hunting equipment in a vintage movie scene. TIL Ernie Hudson, who played Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters movies, was rejected from a role in the Ghostbusters cartoons because they thought he didn't sound like Winston Zeddemore.

    Cyrus-114 , sonypictures Report

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    Black and white portrait of a man in a suit and bow tie representing intriguing today I learned facts. TIL that in his final years as US president, Woodrow Wilson was too sick to govern. His wife Edith kept his sickness secret, taking over so many duties she was essentially president. She hid Wilson's paralysis by covering his left side with a blanket.

    RollingNightSky , loc Report

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    Three male characters from Grand Theft Auto V in a tense conversation, illustrating intriguing today I learned facts. TIL Rockstar hired real-life gang members and ex-convicts in GTA V to voice some of the characters. They also gave them the freedom to improvise the script and say what they would say in real life, to make the dialogue more realistic and authentic.

    Algrinder , rockstargames Report

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    Black and white portrait of a man in formal attire, representing intriguing today I learned facts for educational content. TIL Winston Churchill had a doctor's note to drink "unlimited" alcohol in prohibition America (1932).

    CheesyDogPizza , BiblioArchives Report

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    Doctor in white coat with stethoscope writing notes on clipboard inside a medical office setting. TIL A breakthrough in kidney stone treatment will allow them to be expelled without invasive surgery, using a handheld device. NASA has been funding the technology for 10 years, and it's one of the last significant issues in greenlighting human travel to Mars.

    Influence_X , RDNE Stock project Report

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    Person lying down wearing a blue knit sweater and beige pants, holding their stomach, illustrating intriguing today I learned facts. TIL average onset of menstruation for girls in 1840 was age 17. In 2000 it was 12 years old.

    u/jumpedoutoftheboat , Sora Shimazaki Report

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    Close-up of sliced homemade bread on a wooden plate illustrating intriguing today I learned facts about food. TIL calories in food are measured by exploding a dehydrated food in an oxygen filled canister surrounded by water. The explosion of the food item gives off energy that heats the surrounding water. The increase in temperature of the water is how we calculate calories.

    jellypalmbear , Marta Dzedyshko Report

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    Person with glasses and braided hair wearing a white shirt, holding a smartphone to their ear indoors, learning intriguing facts. TIL in the 1980s, NASA had a 1-900 number which charged $2 for the first minute and $.45 for each additional minute. It allowed callers to listen in on a mission status report and mid-flight press conferences, and thousands of them heard the Challenger explosion in real-time.

    Forward-Answer-4407 , Alena Shekhovtcova Report

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    Sunset over a waterfall in a rocky landscape, showcasing nature's beauty in intriguing today I learned facts. TIL the sun loses over 4 million tons of mass every second as energy.

    Travellingjake , Sachin C Nair Report

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    Woman with brown hair and hoop earrings smiling, representing intriguing today I learned facts not taught in school. TIL Tina Fey got her chin scar at age 5 when a stranger randomly entered her yard while she was playing and slashed her face.

    SAT0725 , David Shankbone Report

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    Hundred dollar bills scattered showing Benjamin Franklin, illustrating intriguing facts about money not learned in school. TIL that it is impossible to copy, scan, or Photoshop currency on most modern equipment. Modern copiers and scanners, as well as image processing programs, can identify patterns on the notes and will cease processing the image.

    99titan , John Guccione Report

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    Black and white photo of a child sitting at a table, representing intriguing today I learned facts in history. TIL of Natalia Grace, a 9-year-old orphan whose adopted parents claimed she was actually a 22-year-old sociopath.

    Sebastianlim , FOX 11 Los Angeles Report

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