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2024-09-14 21:36:03

TIL a study found that only 4% of women said that penetration is a reliable route to orgasm for them. The other 96% said their reliable route was clitoral stimulation, either alone or paired with penetration.
https://theconversation.com/the-orgasm-gap-and-why-women-climax-less-than-men-208614#:~:text=In%20my%20work%2C%20I%E2%80%99ve%20asked%20thousands%20of%20women%3A%2…
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fgw3im/til_a_study_found_that_only_4_of_women_said_that/

2024-09-07 23:36:03

TIL: The Artist of the Pee-Chee Folder Barely Remembered Creating the Illustration
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/the-pee-chee-folder-illustrated-by-the-most-interesting-man-in-the-world-43192770/?no-ist
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1fbkaey/til_the_artist_of_the_peechee_folder_barely/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/098/893/746/545/028/original/2873e3ac61a99a31.jpg

2024-09-05 17:06:03

TIL that a woman is born with all the eggs she'll ever need for conception.
https://youtu.be/98R8ObXlR1E?si=e924D9qadadzjkLm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f9r0y6/til_that_a_woman_is_born_with_all_the_eggs_shell/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/086/035/632/602/212/original/8d9c18fa16e11891.jpg

2024-09-02 16:21:03

TIL passenger train car windows are subjected to ballistic testing involving a .22 fired at the window pannels
https://glassbytes.com/2015/06/how-safe-is-train-glazing/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f7ago9/til_passenger_train_car_windows_are_subjected_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/068/871/754/401/824/original/035150d052e61eb0.jpg

2024-09-02 09:06:04

TIL in 1907 Kodak introduced real photo postcards, a service that enabled customers to make postcards from any photo they took. As photos at the time were a luxury for many, RPPC helped allow people to share images from their daily lives with family and friends.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_photo_postcard
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f7278y/til_in_1907_kodak_introduced_real_photo_postcards/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/067/161/307/625/610/original/4f0046c69d9a4f2a.jpg

2024-08-28 18:51:03

TIL about the "Behavioral sink" and in particulat the Universe 25-experiments - a chilling study that mirrors potential human societal collapse through the behavior of mice. I thought about South Korea and birth rates when reading about it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavioral_sink
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f3i23n/til_about_the_behavioral_sink_and_in_particulat/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/041/150/020/800/132/original/3d5547ce039decb9.jpg

2024-08-26 09:06:06

TIL: In 1996, a crew of astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle *Columbia* brought along over 2,000 jellyfish to study how they adapt to zero gravity.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/what-space-jellyfish-tell-us-about-interplanetary-travel/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f1jfnm/til_in_1996_a_crew_of_astronauts_aboard_the_space/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/027/525/125/655/660/original/3005123db9e10091.jpg

2024-08-25 23:06:05

TIL Adolf Hitler was a cartoonist for the army newspaper during World War I
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler#World_War_I
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1f18gju/til_adolf_hitler_was_a_cartoonist_for_the_army/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/025/165/766/104/899/original/4a9bd558fdcce655.jpg

2024-08-23 15:51:05

TIL I learned that Mexico, which abolished slavery in 1837, refused the United States’ request to return escaped slaves back up north. Between 3,000 to 5,000 runaway slaves would flee to Mexico.
https://www.npr.org/2021/02/28/971325620/a-chapter-in-u-s-history-often-ignored-the-flight-of-runaway-slaves-to-mexico
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ezfle4/til_i_learned_that_mexico_which_abolished_slavery/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/012/130/700/147/012/original/155fda9671e34181.jpg

2024-08-22 16:51:05

TIL Until 1922 you could go to jail for taking a foul ball
https://youtu.be/0mB_Ks2swho?si=OzecreCMvzahpOkR
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eyntcp/til_until_1922_you_could_go_to_jail_for_taking_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/006/704/269/804/864/original/18e57c719c5d7d7f.jpg

2024-08-22 09:21:05

TIL that the world record for the longest Uber ride is 2,798 miles, set by YouTuber Mathew Beem in July 2021
https://youtu.be/GgI-iD1ajrw?si=mewUXODC_g4kmlDc
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eyeovm/til_that_the_world_record_for_the_longest_uber/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/004/934/811/212/668/original/ae53879b46bf2d9b.jpg

2024-08-19 21:21:03

TIL King Henry VIII of England hired four men who regularly checked his faeces, monitored his bowel movements and wiped his bottom. They were appropriately called ‘Grooms of the King’s Stool’ and all of them were eventually knighted.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Groom-of-the-Stool
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ewbkzw/til_king_henry_viii_of_england_hired_four_men_who/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/990/779/046/899/987/original/6e850700b0042d2f.jpg

2024-08-19 11:51:03

TIL Cows are actually really good swimmers and in Ireland they’re taken by boat to graze on offshore islands!
https://youtube.com/shorts/m12mB3_6suw?si=bYB4q-kU9KEDIfVQ
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1evzadr/til_cows_are_actually_really_good_swimmers_and_in/

2024-08-18 00:51:03

TIL that a 14 ton component of Apollo 12 occasionally orbits the Earth (referred to as J002E3). We anticipate it will be back sometime in the 2040s and aren’t certain what will happen if it enters the earth’s atmosphere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J002E3?wprov=sfti1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1euwdz0/til_that_a_14_ton_component_of_apollo_12/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/980/280/187/122/392/original/abc660a4527e2f78.jpg

2024-08-18 00:36:03

TIL Japan has their own Chinese-Japanese fried chicken called karaage (kara is Japanese for Tang as in the Tang Dynasty)
https://cinnamonsociety.com/recipes/blog/karaage-japanese-chinese-fried-chicken
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1euw2k6/til_japan_has_their_own_chinesejapanese_fried/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/980/221/200/892/579/original/9334d6980e0e0a3a.jpg

2024-08-17 11:06:04

TIL about Morris Kirksey who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics for the USA in the 4x100-meter relay team and rugby. He joined a small band of athletes to win gold in two different sports. (he also won the silver in the 100 meters)
https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/78658
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1euf15k/til_about_morris_kirksey_who_won_two_gold_medals/

2024-08-17 05:06:04

TIL that in WWII, American bombers dropped empty beer bottles as noise makers to confuse Japanese sound-locator flak gun directors, and in other cases to frighten and confuse Japanese troops to keep them awake all night before an Allied attack.
https://youtu.be/_5V_ouDj6o0?si=6Hbzrqs6D4o8gLaB&t=321
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eu9mnn/til_that_in_wwii_american_bombers_dropped_empty/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/975/620/607/054/509/original/6cd9c68331069ee1.jpg

2024-08-16 01:06:03

Today I learned a cousin of mine died Fighting Nazi's in France circa World War II, 1944. Awarded Purple Heart by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
https://www.80thdivision.com/GeneralOrders/GO40_21SEP44.pdf
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1etbod9/today_i_learned_a_cousin_of_mine_died_fighting/

2024-08-13 02:21:05

TIL that Hawai'is state motto was spoken from a King
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ua_Mau_ke_Ea_o_ka_%CA%BB%C4%80ina_i_ka_Pono
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eqw6bi/til_that_hawaiis_state_motto_was_spoken_from_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/952/322/619/098/689/original/36680eb58e0ae803.jpg

2024-08-12 02:06:04

TIL Tunisia had an infamously bad performance in modern pentathlon at the 1960 Olympics. One athlete nearly drowned; one got disqualified for firing a pistol too close to the judges; three fell off horses; and they were caught cheating in the fencing part of the event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnJvX937s-I
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eq1pd1/til_tunisia_had_an_infamously_bad_performance_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/946/601/304/352/394/original/3e81579d84e77a24.jpg

2024-08-12 01:51:03

TIL That Seahorses Lack A Stomach & Need To Constantly Eat To Stay Living
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seahorse#Monogamy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eq1i17/til_that_seahorses_lack_a_stomach_need_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/946/542/261/472/688/original/8a422886b1ebd714.jpg

2024-08-09 16:51:04

TIL: that in 2020 Native protestors in Minnesota took down a statue of Christoper Columbus and the “punishment” to the lead organizer was 100 hours of community service to educate the community about Christoper Columbus’s real history.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meet-the-indigenous-activist-who-toppled-minnesotas-christopher-columbus-statue-180979488/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1eo3guu/til_that_in_2020_native_protestors_in_minnesota/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/933/094/290/918/239/original/959c6335c18d1e91.jpg

2024-08-05 23:06:08

TIL that Dan Quayle, Vice President of the U.S. (1989-1993) corrected a student's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" in a spelling bee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Quayle#Perceived_gaffes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1el1lzc/til_that_dan_quayle_vice_president_of_the_us/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/911/919/923/606/396/original/98a89e18c41b827f.jpg

2024-08-03 11:51:04

TIL some bodybuilders buy breast milk on the internet as they believe it helps them bulk up. There's no proof it does.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/body-builders-pounding-breast-milk/story?id=29020910
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ej1aqv/til_some_bodybuilders_buy_breast_milk_on_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/897/940/830/077/081/original/5f35ae06e1be4715.jpg

2024-07-25 17:21:05

TIL the original Battlestar Galactica incorporated many ideas from Mormon theology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battlestar_Galactica#Battlestar_Galactica_(1978%E2%80%9379)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ebz7nr/til_the_original_battlestar_galactica/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/848/277/675/971/092/original/7f90882ab54868f1.jpg

2024-07-14 20:36:03

TIL that _The Dead Zone_, in which Christopher Walken, the clairvoyant protagonist, attempts and fails to assassinate a presidential candidate with a rifle at a campaign rally, was written by Stephen King.
https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Zone_(film)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1e3buen/til_that_the_dead_zone_in_which_christopher/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/786/758/893/452/000/original/b7b8d6b4c219767e.jpg

2024-07-14 05:06:04

TIL in a family with twelve children, six of the boys were diagnosed with schizophrenia and were later found to possess a genetic mutation that is so vital to brain function that it could help researchers understand how schizophrenia works.
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/05/826695581/in-hidden-valley-road-a-familys-journey-helps-shift-the-science-of-mental-illnes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1e2u2mq/til_in_a_family_with_twelve_children_six_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/783/102/060/487/224/original/0b41e509a54de0cc.jpg

2024-05-05 21:36:03

TIL Russian linguist and decipherer of the Mayan script Yuri Knorozov always listed his cat Asya as his co-author, but the editors always removed her. He always used a photo of him with Asya as the author photo, and was annoyed when the editors cropped her out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Knorozov
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1cl1134/til_russian_linguist_and_decipherer_of_the_mayan/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/390/633/112/613/769/original/7597c1af8927fa0e.jpg

2024-03-27 03:36:04

TIL when asked by Alexander how he wished to be treated, defeated Indian king Porus replied "Treat me as a king would treat another king". Impressed, Alexander indeed treated him as a king, returning his lands, making him a satrap of his empire and giving him additional territories.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Hydaspes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1bos03z/til_when_asked_by_alexander_how_he_wished_to_be/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/112/165/556/307/863/752/original/530a75a0a46c8ddd.jpg