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2026-07-11 23:36:05 UTC

TIL that the first versions of "ketchup" were made with mushrooms, not tomatoes. The word first entered English in 1682. Tomato catsup emerged in 1817 which included anchovies and insects. In 1913, a dictionary had "catsup/ ketchup" as a table sauce made from mushrooms, tomatoes, and walnuts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1utyulo/til_that_the_first_versions_of_ketchup_were_made/

2026-06-14 04:36:03 UTC

TIL that after his voyage to Japan. In December of 1614, English merchant John Saris was discovered to have kept a collection of Japanese erotic art and books. His collection was publicly burnt, he was disgraced, and it ended his career.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Saris#Return_to_England
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u5beyi/til_that_after_his_voyage_to_japan_in_december_of/

2026-06-13 04:21:18 UTC

TIL that "Anwar Sadat" was a 1981 tribute single released by the British singer and songwriter Roger Cook. The song, which celebrated the Egyptian President, was originally written around 1977 but was shelved until it was released as a memorial song following Sadat's assassination in October 1981.
https://youtu.be/4mSs2441EDw?si=aUnRH87iFBvPe0Kq
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u4gs8z/til_that_anwar_sadat_was_a_1981_tribute_single/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/740/880/614/467/686/original/084adc17d9aae5f9.jpg

2026-06-10 19:51:04 UTC

TIL Volkswagen went from an €80B company to a €300B company in 48 hours, briefly becoming the world's most valuable company after a massive short squeeze forced hedge funds to buy shares at any price.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2008/oct/29/vw-volkswagen-porsche-takeover
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1u2bzt5/til_volkswagen_went_from_an_80b_company_to_a_300b/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/727/550/094/457/677/original/1956dd0d07c79576.png

2026-06-05 02:21:05 UTC

TIL that Feline calicivirus and human norovirus belong to the same viral family (Caliciviridae) but affect different hosts and cause different symptoms. Because human norovirus is notoriously difficult to grow in labs, FCV is widely used by the EPA as a scientific surrogate for norovirus studies.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2042067/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1tx7pzy/til_that_feline_calicivirus_and_human_norovirus/

2026-06-04 07:06:05 UTC

TIL in 1822, a man named Gregor MacGregor pulled off one of the most brazen cons in history.
https://youtube.com/shorts/NIufB7lZCOY?si=eouFCn18m4DDPu4H
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1twfumi/til_in_1822_a_man_named_gregor_macgregor_pulled/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/690/568/158/881/505/original/5c5d7927a661c104.jpg

2026-05-19 15:21:05 UTC

TIL that the voice actor who played Winnie the Pooh, Sterling Holloway, also voiced the Cheshire Cat, Kaa from The Jungle Book, and the Stork in Dumbo. Disney kept hiring the same guy for decades because his voice was just that distinct.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sterling_Holloway
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1thonz7/til_that_the_voice_actor_who_played_winnie_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/601/917/604/827/248/original/a0fad74b1824576f.jpg

2026-05-14 16:51:08 UTC

TIL the tallest man ever recorded, Robert Wadlow, was 8 feet 11 inches (272 cm) tall and still growing when he died at age 22.
https://youtu.be/ga_EG03XEjk?si=xNz61WhEFdXgf2RW
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1td34bw/til_the_tallest_man_ever_recorded_robert_wadlow/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/573/960/168/494/582/original/4bbbdbd2457c4b3e.jpg

2026-05-11 15:51:05 UTC

TIL Lincoln is the only american president to have a patent . It was for an adjustable chamber to lift vessels in water .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln%27s_patent
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1ta71pr/til_lincoln_is_the_only_american_president_to/

2026-04-07 19:36:04 UTC

TIL that the first SMS ever sent said ‘Merry Christmas’ in 1992
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS?utm_source=chatgpt.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1sf4h4i/til_that_the_first_sms_ever_sent_said_merry/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/365/103/228/970/456/original/f0dcf29bf17c9730.jpg

2026-04-01 13:36:04 UTC

TIL Keanu Reeves gave away a huge portion of his Matrix earning (estimated to be $35–$125 million) to the visual effects and costume teams. He believed they were the real heroes behind the film. “They’re the ones who made the movie,” he reportedly said.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9kiq3/til_keanu_reeves_gave_away_a_huge_portion_of_his/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/713/793/345/675/original/a11de3d0c1a4d763.jpg

2026-04-01 13:06:05 UTC

TIL that the Parting of the Red Sea scene in Dreamwork’s The Prince of Egypt took 3 years to complete & was animated by 12 individuals using a mix of traditional animation & computer generated imagery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Egypt
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9jsku/til_that_the_parting_of_the_red_sea_scene_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/595/839/124/651/original/4940415899fbafa7.jpg

2026-04-01 12:51:05 UTC

TIL Conkers Bad Fur Day was originally designed as a kid friendly game, but Rare shifted focus after critics noted how similar it was to Banjo-Kazooie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conker%27s_Bad_Fur_Day
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9jlk0/til_conkers_bad_fur_day_was_originally_designed/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/536/907/165/534/original/7a0f98b67762ab1b.jpg

2026-04-01 12:21:05 UTC

TIL Churchill believed WW2 would have never happened if Allies had allowed Hohenzollern and Habsburg to return to their thrones at Versailles peace table.
https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/churchill-nazi-germany-ww2/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9iwyr/til_churchill_believed_ww2_would_have_never/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/329/418/935/638/590/original/9ea667876568bc59.jpg

2026-04-01 09:36:05 UTC

TIL Cambodian OB/GYN (and future Oscar-winning actor) Haing S. Ngor survived the Khmer Rouge regime by hiding his education. His wife and unborn child died because performing a life-saving caesarean section would have exposed his medical knowledge and put his entire family's lives at risk.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haing_S._Ngor
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9fnnn/til_cambodian_obgyn_and_future_oscarwinning_actor/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/328/770/134/613/581/original/de2cff6a040b7a3d.jpg

2026-04-01 08:36:07 UTC

TIL George Washington, unlike many peers of his time, did not wear a wig but powdered and curled his naturally reddish brown hair
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9emxp/til_george_washington_unlike_many_peers_of_his/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/328/534/177/391/607/original/df9b785a2ba0d5c8.jpg

2026-04-01 07:36:07 UTC

TIL some men in Japan wear silicone testicle protectors when visiting public saunas to prevent their sperm from being damaged by heat. A public sauna in Nagoya recently banned this practice, citing a problem of visitors leaving their 'cups' behind by accident
https://soranews24.com/2026/03/07/silicone-testicle-covers-banned-from-japanese-sauna-following-cups-being-left-behind-and-on-shelves/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9dp3c/til_some_men_in_japan_wear_silicone_testicle/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/328/298/264/032/349/original/4317d1f865465551.jpg

2026-04-01 07:06:06 UTC

TIL mitochondria have their own DNA, separate from the DNA in a cell’s nucleus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrion
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9d5wf/til_mitochondria_have_their_own_dna_separate_from/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/328/180/338/526/735/original/e843be2ebee9f012.png

2026-04-01 06:36:06 UTC

TIl Olivia Wilde’s real name is Olivia Cockburn.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivia_Wilde
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9chdx/til_olivia_wildes_real_name_is_olivia_cockburn/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/328/062/367/960/090/original/b37abf08c48d0790.jpg

2026-04-01 06:21:06 UTC

TIL R Kelly released a Christmas album in 2016 and was the final album of his career
https://youtu.be/a2nekMXlKwA?si=BySlhYZ59fGyrCbm
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9c985/til_r_kelly_released_a_christmas_album_in_2016/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/328/003/341/482/675/original/c706dbc7718e6b8d.jpg

2026-04-01 05:21:03 UTC

TIL in Belsano, Pennsylvania, US, there's a drive-in restaurant named Krispy Kream Drive-In, opened in 1968. Donut chain restaurant Krispy Kreme tried for years to force them to change their name, but no luck. The case was settled in 2009 on the condition that Krispy Kream wouldn't sell donuts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krispy_Kream_Drive-In
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s9beeo/til_in_belsano_pennsylvania_us_theres_a_drivein/

2026-04-01 03:36:03 UTC

TIL that if you buy gas in Massachusetts and then drive on the Mass Pike (toll highway) within 3 days, you can claim a credit to refund the gas tax.
https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleIX/Chapter64A/Section7
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s994cn/til_that_if_you_buy_gas_in_massachusetts_and_then/

2026-04-01 02:36:07 UTC

TIL that before Apollo 11 landed on the Moon, President Richard Nixon’s speechwriter William Safire prepared a speech titled “In Event of Moon Disaster” to be read if astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were stranded on the Moon.
https://www.space.com/if-apollo-11-astronauts-died-nixon-contingency-speech.html
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s97nu5/til_that_before_apollo_11_landed_on_the_moon/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/327/118/771/887/437/original/6136ca4ca2908cc8.jpg

2026-04-01 02:21:05 UTC

TIL that putting feelings into words reduced amygdala activity in an fMRI study, suggesting that simply labeling an emotion can dampen emotional reactivity.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17576282/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s97l96/til_that_putting_feelings_into_words_reduced/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/327/059/659/956/426/original/24c5793f203182cb.jpg

2026-04-01 01:51:08 UTC

TIL Scientists are sterilizing coyotes and using them as living "placeholders" to protect red wolf territory in NC — no hybrid litters in 3 years, wild population up 150% since 2020, 10 wild pups confirmed alive January 2026
https://www.fws.gov/project/red-wolf-recovery-program
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s96u0j/til_scientists_are_sterilizing_coyotes_and_using/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/941/811/556/420/original/f0d9c09331fdd469.jpg

2026-04-01 01:06:09 UTC

TIL Marsupials are originally from South America, not Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsupial
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s95dpp/til_marsupials_are_originally_from_south_america/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/764/756/464/055/original/ade129e74edd8eef.jpg

2026-04-01 00:36:05 UTC

TIL that when you watch a youtube video (america) to a different language it also converts the Imperial System to Metric System. Just noticed this when he said he is 200 pounds, it showed as 90 kg.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewsGFMna37g
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s952my/til_that_when_you_watch_a_youtube_video_america/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/646/749/135/358/original/cdeca624dc9713f1.jpg

2026-03-31 23:51:03 UTC

TIL the movements of Sir Edward Elgar’s Enigma Variations are named after his friends and family. The most famous movement, Nimrod is a wordplay and represents his friend August Jaeger, Nimrod being the biblical “mighty hunter” and Jaeger being German for “hunter”.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Enigma-Variations
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s93u55/til_the_movements_of_sir_edward_elgars_enigma/

2026-03-31 23:21:05 UTC

TIL Ashton Kutcher testified in the 2019 trial of Michael Gargiulo, a serial killer known as the "Hollywood Ripper". Gargiulo murdered Ashley Ellerin in 2001, a woman Kutcher was supposed to pick up for a date on the night of her death.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Gargiulo
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s93g9o/til_ashton_kutcher_testified_in_the_2019_trial_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/351/821/515/318/original/bafc1f33b36549bd.jpg

2026-03-31 22:51:05 UTC

TIL that the city of Buda and the city of Pest were merged in 1873 to form Budapest the capital of Hungary.
https://abouthungary.hu/news-in-brief/147-years-since-the-formation-of-budapest
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s928k7/til_that_the_city_of_buda_and_the_city_of_pest/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/233/891/802/592/original/c0e4175c78a8bd93.jpg

2026-03-31 22:36:05 UTC

TIL that Rick James' Super Freak was used as a temp track in 1983's Star Wars: Return of the Jedi before they settled on a final version, which ended up becoming Lapti Nek
https://youtu.be/w3mXnuRqGlk?si=LT8HZuciiaDKLNrQ
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s91eip/til_that_rick_james_super_freak_was_used_as_a/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/174/877/968/047/original/6adc217c01c2b5b7.jpg

2026-03-31 22:21:05 UTC

TIL that Vatican City is not the only landlocked sovereign state within the borders of Italy. The other being the Most Serene Republic of San Marino, which is also the oldest surviving sovereign constitutional republic in the world.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_microstates#List_of_states_often_labelled_as_microstates
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s90pny/til_that_vatican_city_is_not_the_only_landlocked/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/115/927/409/185/original/53579ae4314cd090.png

2026-03-31 22:06:04 UTC

TIL Star Wars Droid R2-D2's name originated from sound editor Walter Murch during the post-production of George Lucas's 1973 film American Graffiti, when Murch asked for "Reel 2, Dialogue Track 2" (shortened to R2-D2)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R2-D2
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s90lvo/til_star_wars_droid_r2d2s_name_originated_from/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/326/056/887/558/969/original/4092fe8f59e15f07.png

2026-03-31 21:36:05 UTC

TIL that the northernmost point of land keeps changing, and that the northernmost permanent point of land is called Kaffeklubben Ø
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northernmost_point_of_land?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s901hf/til_that_the_northernmost_point_of_land_keeps/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/325/938/950/145/530/original/c4ef670c7e606338.jpg

2026-03-31 21:06:05 UTC

TIL Jesse Livermore ran away from home as a boy with $5 and turned it into $100 million trading stocks alone just by reading prices. At one point he bought all the cotton in the US and the President personally invited him to White House asking him to "save the country" by selling his position.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Livermore
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8zlk0/til_jesse_livermore_ran_away_from_home_as_a_boy/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/325/820/987/476/510/original/ba4b8e481c16efc5.jpg

2026-03-31 20:36:06 UTC

TIL most zippers have a locking mechanism hidden within the slider - to activate, fold the pull tab down against the zipper, to release, raise the tab which releases the locking pin mechanism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zipper
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8z4qz/til_most_zippers_have_a_locking_mechanism_hidden/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/325/703/080/886/934/original/c058a8cfb8e872a1.jpg

2026-03-31 19:51:03 UTC

TIL that the word "mondegreen", meaning "misheard lyrics" was actually coined in 1964 by Sylvia Wright, who misheard the lyrics from a Scottish Ballad, interpreting "laid him on the green" as "Lady Mondegreen".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondegreen
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8xc3c/til_that_the_word_mondegreen_meaning_misheard/

2026-03-31 19:36:03 UTC

TIL that Walt Disney won the first eight Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Film.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Animated_Short_Film
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8x8iw/til_that_walt_disney_won_the_first_eight_academy/

2026-03-31 19:06:06 UTC

TIL "Sam" is not Yosemite Sam's first name. His full name is Aloysius Bartholamew Sam.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yosemite_Sam
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8w91y/til_sam_is_not_yosemite_sams_first_name_his_full/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/325/349/183/211/012/original/c9ecb33d40be75ab.png

2026-03-31 18:51:06 UTC

TIL the vast majority of the cinnamon used in the US is the spicy cassia cinnamon, not the aromatic "Ceylon" C. verum, which literally translates to "true cinnamon". The latter is often adulterated with cassia cinnamon and sold to unsuspecting customers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8w1xw/til_the_vast_majority_of_the_cinnamon_used_in_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/325/290/212/410/421/original/28a61f84c4056c36.jpg

2026-03-31 18:36:07 UTC

TIL the rockets that took us to the Moon were built by the same man who built the first "V" missiles for the Nazis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wernher_von_Braun
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8vr72/til_the_rockets_that_took_us_to_the_moon_were/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/325/231/285/769/761/original/cb660d70ca0c5a92.jpg

2026-03-31 18:06:06 UTC

TIL about 'Frasurbane', a popular 90s postmodern design aesthetic titled from the 1990s TV show 'Frasier'
https://www.are.na/evan-collins-1522646491/frasurbane
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8uriy/til_about_frasurbane_a_popular_90s_postmodern/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/325/113/257/785/000/original/c4f3e4a2aa1f2302.jpg

2026-03-31 17:21:05 UTC

TIL about "spinach teeth", the chalkly feeling on teeth after eating cooked spinach. When spinach is cooked, the cell walls break down and release oxalic acid, which binds with calcium in saliva to make calcium oxalate crystals, which can stick to teeth for a few hours after eating.
https://www.prairiedental.com/blog/spinach-teeth-explained/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8tlgr/til_about_spinach_teeth_the_chalkly_feeling_on/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/324/936/264/938/093/original/c2f3e4ecd0ebe6d9.jpg

2026-03-31 17:06:05 UTC

TIL Plastic Surgeons are taking fat from cadavers and injecting them into people for lip and butt implants
https://www.vice.com/en/article/rich-people-are-getting-dead-peoples-fat-injected-into-their-lips-and-butts/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8sx58/til_plastic_surgeons_are_taking_fat_from_cadavers/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/324/877/254/824/130/original/7167124c661db51e.jpg

2026-03-31 16:51:03 UTC

TIL of Moravec’s paradox: the things humans do effortlessly are often much harder for computers. For example, teaching a computer to play chess or checkers was much easier than teaching it to walk or recognize faces.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravec%27s_paradox
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8ssnr/til_of_moravecs_paradox_the_things_humans_do/

2026-03-31 16:21:06 UTC

TIL James Smithson, the founding donor of the Smithsonian Institution, never visited the US or had any known tie to the country.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Smithson
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8rcc9/til_james_smithson_the_founding_donor_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/324/700/391/540/179/original/e795bd104b2f58af.jpg

2026-03-31 16:06:05 UTC

TIL that Confederate general Raleigh E. Colston nearly died by illness on a Sudan expedition for Khedive Ismael of Egypt in 1874–75 but was saved by a Sudanese woman whom he called his "Black Angel". He returned to America in 1879 and died in Richmond, Virginia in 1896.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_E._Colston
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8qt3s/til_that_confederate_general_raleigh_e_colston/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/324/641/297/889/916/original/80591b639bb651f6.jpg

2026-03-31 15:51:07 UTC

TIL the longest consecutive string of one-term United States president is 28 years, from Martin Van Buren’s 1837 election until to Abraham Lincoln was elected to a second term in 1865.
https://www.whitehousehistory.org/the-presidents-timeline
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8qnka/til_the_longest_consecutive_string_of_oneterm/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/324/582/511/051/030/original/758aaeba0b8aaa08.png

2026-03-31 15:36:03 UTC

TIL that in 1872, U.S. consul George Harris Butler—a Union supporter— during a quarrel he shot at three Confederate officers in Alexandria Egypt, wounding one of them, after they were angered that he convinced Ismael Pasha to drop plans to appoint P. G. T. Beauregard, then fled to the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harris_Butler
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8qeiu/til_that_in_1872_us_consul_george_harris_butlera/

2026-03-31 15:21:04 UTC

TIL that in Kiribati there’s a cultural practice called “bubuti,” where if you ask someone for something (like their flip-flops) they’re expected to give it to you, with the understanding that you’ll return the favor (or the flipflops) later.
https://savekiribati.com/bubuti.php
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8q8ac/til_that_in_kiribati_theres_a_cultural_practice/

2026-03-31 15:06:03 UTC

TIL the term “artificial intelligence” was first coined in 1956 at the Dartmouth Conference, which is considered the founding event of AI as a field.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_workshop
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8putc/til_the_term_artificial_intelligence_was_first/

2026-03-31 14:36:07 UTC

TIL that the common housefly (Musca domestica) can flap its wings around 200 times per second, in the time humans blink it already completes about 20 flaps.
https://wildlife.org.au/beyond-the-buzz-flies/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8p2sv/til_that_the_common_housefly_musca_domestica_can/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/324/287/568/522/223/original/6c5c361431e9905d.png

2026-03-31 14:06:04 UTC

TIL a US Navy aviator and POW in Vietnam was forced to record a message praising his captors, but blinked ‘T-O-R-T-U-R-E’ in Morse Code as a hidden message
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rufnWLVQcKg
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8odn6/til_a_us_navy_aviator_and_pow_in_vietnam_was/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/324/169/420/278/245/original/bbd2505334657ecc.jpg

2026-03-31 13:51:03 UTC

TIL white skin on humans evolved only ~8000 years ago.
https://www.science.org/content/article/how-europeans-evolved-white-skin-rev2
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8nq3e/til_white_skin_on_humans_evolved_only_8000_years/

2026-03-31 13:21:05 UTC

TIL in 1953 the pilot of an Orient Airways CV240 descended during poor visibility to acertain his position. The aircraft struck the side of a mountain killing all onboard.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Convair_CV-240_family?wprov=sfla1
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8mvzw/til_in_1953_the_pilot_of_an_orient_airways_cv240/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/323/992/572/808/175/original/9bda89b155d76e4e.jpg

2026-03-31 13:06:05 UTC

TIL Japan experienced a record-breaking "Bear Attack Crisis" in 2025 where thousands of bears entered human settlements because a rare atmospheric anomaly literally starved them in the forest.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/6/japan-deploys-the-military-in-north-to-battle-surge-in-bear-attacks
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8mf9y/til_japan_experienced_a_recordbreaking_bear/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/323/933/538/387/507/original/e78067f2bf0d3e8d.jpg

2026-03-31 11:51:07 UTC

TIL the Spillings Hoard, the largest Viking silver hoard ever discovered, was accidentally found in 1999 by archaeologists filming a segment on looting at archaeological sites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spillings_Hoard
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8kqul/til_the_spillings_hoard_the_largest_viking_silver/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/323/638/760/068/802/original/bbe1cbe24abe6fa7.jpg

2026-03-31 11:36:07 UTC

TIL Michael Jackson donated an estimated $500 million to charity over the course of his life: the exact amount is not known since he often gave anonymously & without fanfare. He arranged benefit concerts, donated items for charity auction, & co-wrote “We Are The World”who’s proceeds went to charity.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthropy_of_Michael_Jackson
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8knhx/til_michael_jackson_donated_an_estimated_500/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/323/579/776/518/490/original/0fbc15c51ed3c30a.png

2026-03-31 09:21:07 UTC

TIL Boulevard Saint-Laurent divided The Island of Montreal, in Quebec, Canada, into French and English halves for much of 19th and 20th centuries. This divide also was also economic, as Francophones had lower economic prosperity, and were underrepresented in business and politics during this period
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Laurent_Boulevard
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8ifsa/til_boulevard_saintlaurent_divided_the_island_of/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/323/048/884/226/184/original/1218869b6b617fcb.jpg

2026-03-31 08:06:15 UTC

TIL the Japanese independent film One Cut Of The Dead was made with a budget of ¥3 million ($27,000). It gross over $30 million worldwide, resulting in one of the largest ratios of profits to budget in the world.
https://thirdwindowfilms.com/films/one-cut-of-the-dead/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8h1gy/til_the_japanese_independent_film_one_cut_of_the/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/754/460/784/881/original/3a3e9276f8f1f2e0.jpg

2026-03-31 07:51:04 UTC

TIL when separated from the aircraft, the ejection seat on an F-35 stealth fighter jet has a bigger radar cross-sectional area than the rest of the aircraft combined.
https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2012/dod/2012f35jsf.pdf?ver=2019-08-22-111644-097
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8h046/til_when_separated_from_the_aircraft_the_ejection/

2026-03-31 07:21:21 UTC

TIL M. Rockefeller, heir to the Standard Oil fortune, vanished in New Guinea in 1961. While many believe the Asmat killed him,but a 1969 film shows a bearded white man living among the tribe, suggesting he may have chosen to disappear forever.I've write a free article on it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Rockefeller
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8giy8/til_m_rockefeller_heir_to_the_standard_oil/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/577/999/354/789/original/4eb03b2248934768.jpg

2026-03-31 07:06:05 UTC

TIL Billie Eilish's full name is Bille Eilish Pirate Baird O'Connell
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40580489
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8g41j/til_billie_eilishs_full_name_is_bille_eilish/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/517/932/142/202/original/1d9fbdb1293bef38.jpg

2026-03-31 06:51:05 UTC

TIL There is an amazing sculpture garden in West London all designed in secret by one man called Gerry's Pompeii.
https://www.gerryspompeii.com/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8fsii/til_there_is_an_amazing_sculpture_garden_in_west/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/459/018/921/487/original/e84f2c7659746fd3.jpg

2026-03-31 06:36:05 UTC

TIL more than 3 million Indian officials are starting the world’s largest census to count 1.4 billion people.
https://www.reuters.com/world/india/three-million-indian-officials-begin-counting-worlds-largest-population-2026-03-30/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8frmt/til_more_than_3_million_indian_officials_are/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/400/016/753/534/original/3ed2ecc0701e5014.jpg

2026-03-31 05:51:04 UTC

TIL Michael Jackson’s 1982 hit “Thriller” sold over 5 million copies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(album)
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8ex99/til_michael_jacksons_1982_hit_thriller_sold_over/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/223/015/653/593/original/2c1d9438f1497365.png

2026-03-31 05:21:07 UTC

TIL that in the 1990s, nearly 1 in 6 people in Albania invested in pyramid schemes totaling over $1.2 billion, or half the country's GDP. When the schemes fell through in 1997, it triggered widespread revolt and the collapse of the country's government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Albanian_civil_unrest#Pyramid_schemes
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8ee8c/til_that_in_the_1990s_nearly_1_in_6_people_in/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/322/105/160/099/416/original/7af8c84d249fe4b3.jpg

2026-03-31 04:51:06 UTC

TIL the night before the Challenger launch, Roger Boisjoly, the engineer who'd first predicted the disaster 6 months earlier, begged managers not to launch. Boisjoly later testified, and developed PTSD after being ostracized and fired from his job. The only person who comforted him was Sally Ride.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Boisjoly
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8dvn5/til_the_night_before_the_challenger_launch_roger/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/321/987/175/342/623/original/c57f95157d92333b.jpg

2026-03-31 03:36:06 UTC

TIL that a German WWII pilot named Franz Stigler escorted a crippled American bomber to safety instead of shooting it down risking execution. Nearly 50 years later the two pilots found each other and became close friends until they both died in 2008.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Brown_and_Franz_Stigler_incident
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8c8sh/til_that_a_german_wwii_pilot_named_franz_stigler/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/321/692/188/974/387/original/263ba6a7b77f274f.jpg

2026-03-31 03:21:03 UTC

TIL of Jason Padgett, who, after sustaining a traumatic brain injury, developed prodigious talent in math.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Padgett
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8by92/til_of_jason_padgett_who_after_sustaining_a/

2026-03-31 03:06:06 UTC

TIL the 1955 Le Mans disaster is the deadliest event in motorsport history. The multi-vehicle collision killed at least 82 people in Sarthe, France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955_Le_Mans_disaster
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8bcy5/til_the_1955_le_mans_disaster_is_the_deadliest/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/321/574/215/078/361/original/c54ca96a36bfc480.jpg

2026-03-31 02:51:07 UTC

TIL about The BRIT School, a performing arts school in Croydon, England that is partially funded by the British Record Industry Trust. It was formed in 1991 and by 2017, the alumni of the school had sold a combined 125 million albums. The Alumni includes Adele and Amy Winehouse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRIT_School
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8b30e/til_about_the_brit_school_a_performing_arts/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/321/515/318/765/829/original/2573266320dfba0d.png

2026-03-31 02:36:03 UTC

TIL in 2024 an 18-year-old man was stuck in a Honda Pilot that was inexplicably accelerating without his foot on the gas and could not be slowed by its brakes or e-brake. He and the Pilot reached 113mph before a controlled collision safely ended his unplanned 20-minute drive across state lines.
https://people.com/teen-driver-18-survives-terrifying-113-mph-ride-in-runaway-car-stuck-on-autopilot-8723719
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8anu9/til_in_2024_an_18yearold_man_was_stuck_in_a_honda/

2026-03-31 02:21:04 UTC

TIL a group led by two gamblers won $95m in a Texas lottery after organizing the purchase of nearly all of the 26m possible numeric combinations. They took a one-time payout of $57.8m and made about $20m after taxes. The nearly 26m tickets were printed at 4 locations in the 3 days between drawings.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/new-details-revealed-in-lotto-texas-95m-jackpot-operation/ar-AA1QAJKz?ocid=u508dhp
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8am03/til_a_group_led_by_two_gamblers_won_95m_in_a/

2026-03-31 01:21:07 UTC

TIL The Makioka Sisters by Jun'ichirō Tanizaki began serialization in a Japanese magazine in 1943, but after two installments, the war ministry halted publication of further installments due to the book's focus on "the soft, effeminate, and grossly individualistic lives of women.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Makioka_Sisters#Background
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s89hdx/til_the_makioka_sisters_by_junichirō_tanizaki/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/321/161/411/468/951/original/ad3d28d70907875b.jpg

2026-03-31 00:36:03 UTC

TIL that between 1992 and 2000, R.L. Stine released more than 150 Goosebumps books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Goosebumps_books
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8834d/til_that_between_1992_and_2000_rl_stine_released/

2026-03-30 23:36:07 UTC

TIL of Walter Pitts. After reading Bertrand Russell's "Principia Mathematica," he sent a letter to the logician listing problems he'd found in the first hald. Russell was so impressed he invited Pitts to study with him at Oxford. Pitts was unable to, as he was 12 at the time
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Pitts
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s870jo/til_of_walter_pitts_after_reading_bertrand/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/320/748/557/864/040/original/579985483bc9b841.jpg

2026-03-30 23:06:08 UTC

TIL about Michael Servetus, a Spanish polymath who was the first European to correctly describe pulmonary circulation. After publicly rejecting Catholic orthodoxy and fleeing France for Geneva, he was denounced by John Calvin and burned for heresy by order of the city's governing council.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Servetus
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s861r5/til_about_michael_servetus_a_spanish_polymath_who/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/320/630/618/202/429/original/cdf5c76bb710e280.jpg

2026-03-30 22:36:03 UTC

TIL of a fictitious spy named Agent 117 - a handsome, ruthless, arrogant, charming ladies man. Going on to appear in over 260 French-language novels, the character appeared 4 years before 007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSS_117
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s85m61/til_of_a_fictitious_spy_named_agent_117_a/

2026-03-30 21:06:08 UTC

TIL Lt. Gen. Ben Lear, commander of the U.S. Second Army, was playing golf when he heard some soldiers in a passing convoy of trucks yell "yoo-hoo!" at a group of women dressed in shorts. He ordered all 350 men aboard the trucks to march 15 miles as punishment. Lear was then nicknamed "Yoo-Hoo."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Lear
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s825a2/til_lt_gen_ben_lear_commander_of_the_us_second/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/320/158/748/640/491/original/eb9df6267ea1f254.jpg

2026-03-30 20:51:07 UTC

TIL a land speculator named Richard Henderson bought a large swath of land in modern day Kentucky in an attempt to create his own colony he called "Transylvania"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transylvania_Colony
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s821dn/til_a_land_speculator_named_richard_henderson/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/320/099/720/627/652/original/9e225571feb78f79.png

2026-03-30 20:36:06 UTC

TIL the NASA Spirit Rover was only expected to survive for 90 days on Mars, but it ended up operating for over 6 years (2,269 days). It traveled nearly 5 miles before getting stuck in a sand trap that eventually prevented its solar panels from charging.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-exploration-rover-spirit-mer-spirit/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s81bki/til_the_nasa_spirit_rover_was_only_expected_to/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/320/040/697/718/593/original/265ff7a31ec48141.jpg

2026-03-30 20:21:06 UTC

TIL the Succulent Chinese Meal guy, Jack Karlson, had a Nazi fetish and on at least one occasion threw a party at his home to celebrate Hitler's birthday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Manifest
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s811xi/til_the_succulent_chinese_meal_guy_jack_karlson/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/319/981/726/983/601/original/c58461ea72750f22.jpg

2026-03-30 20:06:08 UTC

TIL about David Hahn, the "Radioactive Boy Scout," who at age 17 built a functional nuclear breeder reactor in his backyard shed. He collected radioactive material from smoke detectors, old clocks, and camping lanterns, eventually creating a source so radioactive it was detected five houses away.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Hahn
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s80v6f/til_about_david_hahn_the_radioactive_boy_scout/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/319/922/831/690/464/original/4a4709fd76a6f4d8.jpg

2026-03-30 19:51:07 UTC

TIL that singer Neil Diamond didn't have a number 1 album until he released his 27th studio album, "Home Bfore Dark" at age 67 in 2008
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Before_Dark
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s8039w/til_that_singer_neil_diamond_didnt_have_a_number/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/319/863/781/819/759/original/9c4e3e7b25536c63.jpg

2026-03-30 19:36:06 UTC

TIL that billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $7.5 billion into Detroit, Michigan over a span of 15 years & donated $15 million to eliminate property tax debt for 20,000 homes in the city. His real estate company Bedrock owns, built, or has renovated 140 buildings in the city for adaptive reuse.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Gilbert
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s802lt/til_that_billionaire_dan_gilbert_has_invested_75/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/319/804/772/304/699/original/e037ba57171dc1f8.jpg

2026-03-30 19:21:08 UTC

TIL that Diary of a Wimpy Kid series of children's books started out as a Web comics, which was later reworked into an opening novel
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diary_of_a_Wimpy_Kid
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7zwai/til_that_diary_of_a_wimpy_kid_series_of_childrens/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/319/745/901/320/834/original/bc91298b06871811.png

2026-03-30 19:06:03 UTC

TIL that bubbles in clay may have formed the barriers for the first protocells, enabling the compartmentalization of biomolecules before more complex organic methods like bilipid membrances
https://seas.harvard.edu/news/clay-armored-bubbles-may-have-formed-first-protocells
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7zi65/til_that_bubbles_in_clay_may_have_formed_the/

2026-03-30 18:51:04 UTC

TIL that those strings on bananas are called "phloem bundles." Banana plants have massive phloem bundles that help rapidly transport sugars to the growing fruit, which is why bananas can develop so quickly.
https://www.self.com/story/phloem-bundles?utm_source=chatgpt.com
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7zag3/til_that_those_strings_on_bananas_are_called/

2026-03-30 18:21:07 UTC

TIL about the "Dark Forest Hypothesis," which suggests the universe is like a dark forest at night. Advanced civilizations intentionally stay silent and hidden, because any species that reveals its location risks immediate destruction by older, paranoid civilizations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_forest_hypothesis
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7yhhj/til_about_the_dark_forest_hypothesis_which/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/319/509/908/831/932/original/b99ccb0a5985100b.jpg

2026-03-30 16:06:09 UTC

TIL Although Galen's understanding of human anatomy remained a standard in european medicine for over 1000 years, he based all of his knowledge on studying macaque monkeys, since dissecting human corpses was taboo in roman times. Nobody noticed this issue until Andreas Vesalius in the 16th century
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Vesalius#Medical_career_and_accomplishments
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7uet1/til_although_galens_understanding_of_human/
https://noc.social/system/media_attachments/files/116/318/979/132/868/049/original/0ea75020dd05223d.jpg

2026-03-30 15:36:08 UTC

TIL for 3 years, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office cooked up large amounts of its own crack cocaine, so it could sell it to people that deputies would then arrest for buying crack cocaine.
https://cbs12.com/news/local/broward-county-to-vacate-convictions-for-people-who-bought-crack-made-by-sheriffs-office-supreme-court-reverse-sting-1993-ruling-state-attorney
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7tiec/til_for_3_years_the_broward_county_sheriffs/
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2026-03-30 15:21:12 UTC

TIL that the "Goldilocks Zone" isn't a fixed location; as a star ages and gets brighter, the habitable zone moves outward. This means planets that were once frozen can melt into oceans, while previously "Earth-like" planets are eventually baked dry.
https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanets/habitable-zone/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7tcm0/til_that_the_goldilocks_zone_isnt_a_fixed/
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2026-03-30 14:21:04 UTC

TIL of Novum Anglia (New England), a colony founded on the Black Sea by Anglo-Saxons fleeing the Norman Conquest. After assisting the Byzantine Emperor in fending off a siege, and were rewarded with the land, though the exact location is lost to history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_(medieval)
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7rvjl/til_of_novum_anglia_new_england_a_colony_founded/

2026-03-30 13:51:08 UTC

TIL a drunk Ted Turner verbally attacked Rupert Murdoch and challenged him to a televised fistfight after a Murdoch-sponsored yacht collided with the yacht Turner was skippering during the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Turner#Rivalry_with_Murdoch
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7qo2n/til_a_drunk_ted_turner_verbally_attacked_rupert/
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2026-03-30 13:36:06 UTC

TIL about the white Australia policy, which was a set of racial policies that aimed to forbid people of non-European ethnic origins – primarily Asians - from immigrating to Australia. It lasted from 1901 before being disbanded in 1973. At its peak Australia was 99.4 percent white in 1961.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Australia_policy
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7qfar/til_about_the_white_australia_policy_which_was_a/
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2026-03-30 13:06:07 UTC

TIL after going extinct in 2000, the Pyrenean ibex was successfully cloned in 2003 with the first ever de-extinction live birth (although it died several minutes later)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenean_ibex#Cloning_project
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7plkm/til_after_going_extinct_in_2000_the_pyrenean_ibex/
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2026-03-30 12:51:06 UTC

TIL about the "Majority Illusion", a condition where opinions, beliefs, and states that are rare in real life are over-represented in social media circles, giving users the false belief that they represent the majority
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147617
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7pjdh/til_about_the_majority_illusion_a_condition_where/
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2026-03-30 11:21:03 UTC

TIL about NBA player Bison Dele, who won a championship with the Chicago Bulls in 1997 before retiring early at age 30 in 1999. In 2002, he and his girlfriend went missing while sailing in the Pacific; it is alleged that his older brother had killed them, along with the boat's skipper.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bison_Dele
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7ni3x/til_about_nba_player_bison_dele_who_won_a/

2026-03-30 08:51:06 UTC

TIL in the 1970s, in order to study depression, psychologist Harry Harlow used a "pit of despair" where he put alone for up to ten weeks monkeys from 3 months to 3years old already bonded with their mothers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_of_despair
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1s7l16h/til_in_the_1970s_in_order_to_study_depression/
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